Sir Samuel Brittan

Sir Samuel Brittan was a renowned British journalist and economist who served as the first economics correspondent for the Financial Times from 1966 to 2014. He previously worked as economics editor at The Observer (1961-1964) and advised the UK Department of Economic Affairs (1965-1966). Knighted in 1993 for services to economic journalism, he was a key figure in shaping monetarist economic thought and liberal policy debates. Born in London to Lithuanian Jewish parents, he studied economics at Jesus College, Cambridge, and became a prominent voice in advocating free-market principles combined with social liberalism.