Simon Clode

Simon Clode was born in Shropshire and spent his entire childhood there. He spent most of these formative years kicking footballs against walls and over fences. He studied Law at Cardiff University, where he won a pool tournament and then followed this up with a Masters in International Affairs, where he won a T-shirt from Michael Palin.

He then joined the UK Civil Service before moving to Beijing for four years.

He now lives in London.