Alex Renton

Alex Renton is a British journalist and author who has written extensively about food, politics and history. He has worked for publications including The Evening Standard and The Observer, and his writing combines investigative rigour with compelling storytelling. Blood Legacy examines the history of the British slave trade and its enduring impact, drawing on Renton's own family history to explore how the wealth generated by slavery shaped Britain and continues to affect society today. The book is both deeply personal and broadly historical, asking difficult questions about responsibility and reckoning. His audiobooks and books are essential listening for anyone interested in British history, empire and the ongoing conversation about how societies confront their pasts. Renton writes with honesty, nuance and a determination to understand rather than simply judge.