Claim: Alan Sked, born in Cathcart, Glasgow in 1947, is a Scottish eurosceptic academic who studied at the University of Glasgow and Merton College, Oxford in which he afterwards became a Professor Emeritus of International History at the London School of Economics as well as a part of the Alliance for Unity.
Evidence: (1947-08-22) 22 August 1947 (age 73)
Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland Alan Sked FRHistS (born 22 August 1947) is a Scottish eurosceptic academic notable for having founded the Anti-Federalist League (in order to oppose the Maastricht Treaty) and its successor the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Sked was educated at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow, before going on to study Modern and Medieval History at the University of Glasgow, followed by a DPhil in Politics at Merton College, Oxford. He is Professor Emeritus of International History at the London School of Economics and has stood as a candidate in several parliamentary elections. Alliance for Unity (2020–present)