Derek Turner (journalist)
Derek Turner (born 1964 in Dublin, Ireland) is a journalist and author of several novels. Early life. Turner is the son of a ship’s captain of Methodist background; and Church of Ireland mother (the great niece of the Archbishop of Dublin). Before he became a journalist, he worked as a sailor, security guard, builder, advertising salesman for the Daily Telegraph, and production editor for a technical publishing firm. Journalism. Turner's work has appeared in a large number of magazines and newspapers, including The Times, The Sunday Telegraph, Literary Review, Salisbury Review, Taki's Magazine, "American  Renaissance", AlternativeRight.com, European Journal, The Lady Magazine, and Kent Life. His articles appeared in the American magazines Chronicles, and the Connor Post, German Junge Freiheit, and , and other journals in France, Italy, the Czech Republic and elsewhere. He was editor of the far right Right Now! which provided links on its website to American far-right extremists such as American Renaissance. The magazine was published by Taki Theodoracopulos. Turner was a Tory party member who had described himself as a "neighbourhood Nazi", though he claimed he meant this ironically. He edited the "Quarterly Review" from 2007 to 2011. His areas  of focus are English letters, British topography, European culture and history, folklore, and current affairs. Politics. He is a former member of the National Front. While editing "Right Now!" he was a member of the Conservative Party. Novels. Turner is the author of three novels: "Sea Changes", "A Modern Journey", and "Displacement".