- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to journalism.
- Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he attended Brookdale High School.
- Lives in New York City with his wife, Tina Brown, and their two children. (2009)
- Father, with Tina Brown, of son George (born in 1986) and daughter Izzy (born in 1990).
- Son-in-law of George H. Brown.
- Journalist and writer who was editor of "The Sunday Times" from 1967 to 1981. Since 2001, he has served as editor-at-large of "The Week Magazine" and, since 2005, he has been a contributor to "The Guardian" and "BBC Radio 4".
- His parents were Welsh. His father was an engine driver and his mother ran a small grocery out of the family's home.
- He left school at age 16, and applied to every newspaper in the Manchester area, finally getting a job at the Ashton-under-Lyne Reporter. After fulfilling his National Service, he applied to every university in the UK, and was accepted to Durham, where he studied politics and economics and edited the university magazine.
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