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Roland Watson is a British journalist who is currently foreign editor for The Times .

He was educated at Eton College. [1] He was previously political editor of The Times from 2010 [2] to 2013, having joined The Times in 1998 as a political correspondent. [3]

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References

  1. "Eton eternal: How one school came to dominate public life". New Statesman. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. "New political editor and other changes at The Times". Press Gazette. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. "Francis Elliott replaces Roland Watson as Times political editor". Press Gazette. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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