Brian Groom

Brian Groom is a British journalist and author who spent over three decades at the Financial Times, where he served as deputy editor and held numerous senior editorial roles. He has deep expertise in British regional economics, politics, and history, having covered these subjects throughout his career. His book Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day is a comprehensive account of northern England's contributions to British and world history — from the Roman frontier to the Industrial Revolution to the present day — making the case that the north has been consistently undervalued and overlooked in national narratives. The book was praised for its sweep, its readability, and its argument that understanding the north is essential to understanding Britain. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers a richly told, passionately argued history of northern England — a book that challenges the assumption that British history is a story told from London, and gives the north the recognition it deserves.