Background
Larry Elliott was born in 1955, in England, United Kingdom.
Larry Elliott was born in 1955, in England, United Kingdom.
Elliott was educated at St. Albans School, an independent school for boys in St Albans in Hertfordshire in southern England, followed by Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
Elliott worked at The Evening Post-Echo, Hemel Hempstead from 1978 to 1983 and at Press Association from 1983 to 1988. Nowdays he served at The Guardian.
Elliott's areas of particular interest are globalisation, trade, Europe, development, and the interface between economics and the environment. He is on the editorial board of Catalyst, on the board of the Scott Trust, a council member of the Overseas Development Institute, and a visiting fellow at the University of Hertfordshire.
Elliott's book Fantasy Island (2007) argued that the British economy was weaker than it appeared and a recession could dramatically damage its base of services.
Elliott supported Britain leaving the European Union.
