Education
London School of Economics. University of Durham.
London School of Economics. University of Durham.
Educated at Saint Dunstan"s College, Durham University and the London School of Economics, he has collaborated with Anthony Seldon on a number of books, including the authorised biography of John Major, Major: A Political Life (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997), Blair (Simon & Schuster, 2004) and Blair Unbound (Simon & Schuster, 2007). He has written articles on the Conservative Party in several academic journals, including The Political Quarterly and Parliamentary Affairs. He has also contributed to Parliamentary Monitor, Parliamentary Brief and Newsweek.
He is an occasional columnist for the Yorkshire Post and has appeared as a commentator on television and radio in the United Kingdom and abroad.
He currently works for British Broadcasting Corporation political programmes, having previously worked at London Weekend Television.