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Geoffrey Wheatcroft started his career in publishing and went on to work as a journalist as well as writing several books. He was Deputy Editor and then Literary Editor at The Spectator, editor of the London diaries column at The Evening Standard and has since written freelance for various publications in the UK and US. His books include The Strange Death of Tory England and Yo, Blair!.