History Is Too Important To Be Left

Cicero Most Reminds Me Of Harold Wilson. Both Men Knew How To Keep The Show On The Road.

I Write As Well As I Can. I'm A Journalist At Heart, So It's The Story That Matters.

First Comes An Idea. Then, Characters Begin To Evolve Out Of The Landscape Of That Idea. And Then, Finally, Characters Dominate: Plot Is Simply A Function Of What These People Might Do Or Be. Everything Has To Flow From Their Personalities; Otherwise It Will Not Be Emotionally Engaging, Or Plausible.

Orwell Has Always Been A Huge Influence On Me.

What Is Leadership, After All, But The Blind Choice Of One Route Over Another And The Confident Pretense That The Decision Was Based On Reason