Colin Bell (journalist)

Dr Colin J. Bell is a journalist, broadcaster and author.

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Colin J. Bell was a journalist, with newspapers including The Scotsman and former editor of The Scots Independent. He made the transition to broadcasting with BBC Radio Scotland in 1984.

He served the Scottish National Party as Executive Vice-Chairman, 1978-1984 and Campaign Director, Euro elections 1984. In 1979 he stood as SNP Parliamentary Candidate for West Edinburgh and also European Parliamentary Candidate for North East Scotland. In June 1996, he was the 13th Scot to be presented with the Oliver Brown Award. He later left the SNP to join the Scottish Socialist Party.

He wrote Murder trail : death for a living. He served as Rector of Aberdeen University from 1991 to 1993.