Inside Story

‘Webster is simply the best – a journalist with a sensational range of stories’ Andrew Marr

‘Magnificent tome by Philip Webster. Great insights into the world of political journalism’ Iain Dale

‘Philip Webster is a journalist of real intelligence and integrity with an ability to get on with all sides of the political spectrum’ Alastair Campbell

‘One of the greatest political journalists of my lifetime’ Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator

‘A brilliant journalist’ Tony Blair

‘This book is not, nor does it try to be, a complete political history of the period. All the better for it. This is history vignette by vignette. Regardless of how politics changed over four decades, Webster’s essential activity remained the same – finding out things. He did that with distinction, through seven prime ministers, not to mention nine editors of The Times’ The Times

Philip Webster was Political Editor of The Times from 1993 to 2010 having previously been Chief Political Correspondent. Later, As Assistant Editor (Politics), he was in charge of The Times Red Box political website and was the first editor of the ground-breaking Red Box daily briefing email. He became a Lobby correspondent in 1981 after working as a reporter and subeditor on the paper for the previous eight years. He began his career on the Eastern Daily Press in Norwich. He is a lifelong and passionate supporter of Norwich City FC.