Is that the Matt Ridley that destroyed the Northern Rock bank while being chairman of it for 3 years ? His time culminating in the first run on a British Bank f

Is that the Matt Ridley that destroyed the Northern Rock bank while being chairman of it for 3 years ? His time culminating in the first run on a British Bank for 70 years and forced nationalization? I genuinely would not pay attention to one word he says or writes, it bewilders me that anyone does.