I’m a journalist and author, writing about politics, history, spies, films and anything else that interests me. In particular, I write Parliamentary sketches for The Critic magazine, and co-host the war movies show A Pod Too Far. There’s a bit more about my unplanned life here.

Would you like me to come and speak at your corporate event, literary festival, university faculty or something else? I know an awful lot about elections, how journalism works, and secret wartime intelligence. Go here to find out how to get in touch.

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My latest book, The Illusionist, is about Dudley Clarke, who took military deception to a new level during the Second World War.

My book on Journalese, Romps, Tots and Boffins, was a lot of people’s Book of the Year. Agent Jack described in detail for the first time a previously unknown MI5 operation to catch British fascists during World War 2.