John Grahl

Grahl was brought-up in Burntisland, Fife, and was educated at Kirkcaldy High School between 1957 and 1964.

[citation needed] He gained a master's degree in economics from the University of Edinburgh before moving to London where he gained a second masters in economics from Queen Mary, University of London.

[citation needed] He was a lecturer at Queen Mary and Westfield College, and London Metropolitan University, and became Professor of European Integration in the Human Resources Department at Middlesex University.

[1] Grahl is a member of the working group for an 'Alternative Economic Policy in Europe',[2] and author of 'European Monetary Union: Problems of Legitimacy, Development and Stability' (Kogan Page, London, 2001),[citation needed] and After Maastricht: a Guide to European Monetary Union (Lawrence and Wishart, London, 1997).

[6] Grahl lives in Newham, East London, and is married with four children and three grandchildren.