Summary
Andrew Gimson /ˈdʒɪmsən/[1] (born 1958) is a British political journalist. Gimson formerly wrote the parliamentary sketch for The Daily Telegraph and has written a novel entitled The Desired Effect, as well as books about Boris Johnson, British monarchs and British Prime Ministers.
In November 2011 he was succeeded as sketch writer on The Daily Telegraph by Michael Deacon.[2] Gimson was educated at Uppingham School, where he attended West Bank House,[3] and Trinity College, Cambridge.[4] He briefly worked in the Conservative Research Department in 1983 before starting his journalism career at The Spectator, commentating on public affairs.[5]
He is married to Sally Gimson (formerly Sally Malcolm-Smith),[6] who stood in the South Leicestershire constituency as an unsuccessful candidate for the Labour Party in the May 2010 general election.[7][8]
Books edit
- The Desired Effect (1991)
- Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006)
- Gimson's Kings and Queens: Brief Lives of the Forty Monarchs since 1066 (2015)
- Gimson's Prime Ministers: Brief Lives from Walpole to May (2018), illustrated by Martin Rowson
- Gimson's Presidents: Brief Lives from Washington to Trump (2020), illustrated by Martin Rowson
References edit
- ^ ""Mind Your Language: Dot Wordsworth continues her look at BBC booklets on pronunciation published in the 1930s"".
- ^ Michael Deacon
- ^ "Public schools would benefit from some EasyJet competition - Telegraph". web.archive.org. 11 November 2012.
- ^ "School for future Tory stars | Andrew Gimson". The Critic Magazine. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Lexden, Alistair (December 2018). "An Impossible Job". The London Magazine. December/January 2019: 102–105.
- ^ Boris: The Adventures of Boris Johnson, Andrew Gimson, Simon & Schuster, 2006
- ^ "Camden News: Andrew Gimson | Sally Gimson | Tory | Conservative | Labour | Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson |". www.thecnj.com.
- ^ "General Election 2010: I'm no Samantha Cameron, but I do make a good cup of tea". The Telegraph. 27 April 2010.
External links edit
- Journalisted - Articles by Andrew Gimson