Columnist and Chairman of The Scott Trust
Balliol College, Oxford (MA Jurisprudence)
Harkness Fellow, 1963
Congressional Fellow, US Congress, 1964
The Sunday Times, 1965-1984
Chief Leader Writer, 1966-1977
Political Editor, 1973-1984
Jt Dep Editor, 1981-1984
The Guardian, 1984-Director,
The Tablet, 1985-Chairman,
Scott Trust, 1989-Committee,
Harkness Fellowships, 1993-1995
Journey to Tranquillity (jointly, 1969)
The Crossman Affair (1974)
No, Minister (jointly, 1982)
But, Chancellor (jointly, 1984)
The Thatcher Phenomenon (jointly, 1986)
One of Us (1989, 1991)
This Blessed Plot (1998)
Columnist of the Year:
British Press Awards, 1980, 1983, 1985
Granada TV What the Papers Say Awards, 1985