Editing Andrew Neil (section)

===Post-News Corp career===
Neil became a contributor to the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. In 1996, he became editor-in-chief of the [[Barclay brothers]]' [[Press Holdings]] group of newspapers, owner of ''[[The Scotsman]]'', ''[[Sunday Business]]'' (later just ''[[The Business (magazine)|The Business]]'') and ''[[The European (newspaper)|The European]]''. Press Holdings sold ''The Scotsman'' in December 2005, ending Neil's relationship with the newspaper. Neil has not enjoyed great success with the circulations of the newspapers (indeed ''The European'' folded shortly after he took over). ''The Business'' closed down in February 2008. He exchanged his role as chief executive of Press Holdings for chairman in July 2008.<ref>Stephen Brook [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/08/pressandpublishing.mediabusiness "Neil takes step back from Spectator"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306141332/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/08/pressandpublishing.mediabusiness |date=6 March 2016 }} ''The Guardian'', 8 July 2008</ref><ref name="bbcprofile">{{citation|title=Newswatch – Profiles – Andrew Neil|date=10 June 2004|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ifs/hi/newsid_3630000/newsid_3639000/3639035.stm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417095048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ifs/hi/newsid_3630000/newsid_3639000/3639035.stm|url-status=live|work=BBC News|access-date=24 April 2009|archive-date=17 April 2009}}</ref> He is chairman of the Press Holdings title ''[[The Spectator]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-statement-from-the-chairman-of-the-spectator/amp|access-date=1 April 2021|title=A statement from the chairman of The Spectator|website=www.spectator.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="parliamentaryregister">{{citation|title=Register of Journalists' Interests|date=22 August 2018|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmjournl/journalists.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035650/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmjournl/journalists.htm|url-status=live|publisher=UK Parliament|access-date=27 August 2018|archive-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> In January 2024, Neil told BBC Newsnight that he would quit his role as chairman of ''The Spectator'' if a UAE-US consortium is successful in its proposed takeover of the magazine and its sister publication ''the Daily Telegraph.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/andrew-neil-vows-to-quit-if-telegraph-takeover-goes-ahead/ar-BB1hgVQU/|title=Andrew Neil vows to quit if Telegraph takeover goes ahead|website=MSN |date=26 January 2024|access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, following the acquisition of ''The Spectator'' by [[Paul Marshall (investor)|Paul Marshall]], he resigned as chairman.<ref name=croft></ref>

Since 2006 Neil has been chair of the [[Dubai]]-based publishing company [[ITP Media Group]].<ref name="guardian-20060321">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/21/pressandpublishing2 |title=Middle Eastern publisher appoints Andrew Neil as chairman |last=Brook |first=Stephen |newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 March 2006 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="guardian-20181116">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/nov/16/bbc-women-complain-andrew-neil-tweet-observer-journalist-carole-cadwalladr |title=BBC women complain after Andrew Neil tweet about Observer journalist |last=Neil |first=Andrew |newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>

In June 2008, Neil led a consortium which bought talent agency Peters, Fraser & Dunlop (PFD) from CSS Stellar plc for £4&nbsp;million, making him chairman of the new company in addition to his other activities.<ref>Stephen Brook [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/18/mediabusiness.marketingandpr "Andrew Neil consortium buys PFD talent agency"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927165843/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/18/mediabusiness.marketingandpr |date=27 September 2016 }} ''The Guardian'', 18 June 2008</ref> Neil served as Lord Rector of the [[University of St Andrews]] from 1999 to 2002.