Simon qualified at the London School of Journalism in August 2001 with Distinction, Honours Diploma in Journalism & Newswriting. Since then he has worked as a freelance investigative journalist for The Sunday Times, The Sun, News of the World, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mercury, Daily Express and the Daily Star and several regional newspapers in the UK. He has also contributed to BBC Radio/Television and was the former editor of internet magazine News Alliance. He is based in London and wrote his first book in 2003.