Simon Hoggart



Profile:
Full name: Simon Hoggart (26th May 1946 - 5th January 2014)

Area of interest: Government, Politics, Westminster life

Journals/Organisation: The Guardian

Email: [mailto:simon.hoggart@guardian.co.uk simon.hoggart@guardian.co.uk]

Personal website:

Website: Guardian.co / Simon Hoggart

Blog: Comments is free...

Representation: The Edge Entertainment Agency

Networks: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/simon-hoggart/a/93a/120



Biography:
About:

Education: Hymers College, Hull; Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester; King's College, Cambridge

Career: Joined The Guardian in 1968: Northern Ireland reporter and Political correspondent; moved to The Observer: US correspondent, columnist, political editor; Punch magazine: regular contributor; The Guardian: parliamentary sketch writer, 1993-to present; The Spectator: wine column-

Current position/role: Political commentator, Parliamentary sketchwriter


 * also writes/has written for: Spectator, The New Humanist

Other roles/Main role: Broadcaster

Other activities:

Disclosures:

Viewpoints/Insight:

Broadcast media:

Video: For a long period presented the News Quiz on BBC Radio 4
 * see also: IMDb

Controversy/Criticism:
 * Third man outs himself in Blunkett scandal, Peter Fray, The Age.com, 21st December, 2004
 * Third man confesses in the Quinn affair The Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2004 (article no longer available)

background info: Kimberly Quinn and the David Blunkett paternity case (Wikipedia)

Awards/Honours:

Scoops:

Other: Son of sociologist Richard Hoggart; brother of TV critic Paul Hoggart 

Books & Debate:

 * Little Boxes: a selection of Bryan McAllister cartoons OCLC 16428998, 1977
 * The Pact: the inside story of the Lib-Lab government, 1977-8 OCLC 4786766, with Alistair Michie, 1978
 * Michael Foot: a portrait OCLC 8223055, with David Leigh, 1981
 * On the House: the personalities and the politics from the irreverent Punch column OCLC 12466550, 1981
 * Back on the house OCLC 9905950, 1982
 * House of ill fame OCLC 12520428, 1985
 * House of cards: a selection of modern political humour OCLC 18624628, (ed.), 1988
 * America: a user's guide OCLC 24720405, 1991
 * Bizarre beliefs by Simon Hoggart OCLC 35640259, with Mike Hutchinson, 1995
 * House of correction OCLC 32926365, 1995
 * Live briefs: a political sketch book OCLC 41357930, with Steve Bell, 1996
 * Playing to the gallery: Parliamentary sketches from Blair year zero OCLC 50214833, 2002
 * Punchlines: a crash course in english with John Prescott OCLC 62759231, 2003
 * The cat that could open the fridge: a curmudgeon's guide to christmas round-robin Letters OCLC 59187620, 2004
 * The hamster that loved Puccini: the seven modern sins of christmas round-robin Letters OCLC 61425850, 2005
 * Don't tell mum: hair-raising messages home from gap-year travellers  OCLC 70882255, with Emily Monk, 2006
 * The hands of history: parliamentary sketches 1997-2007 OCLC225734672, 2007
 * The Blair years: hand of history: the complete parliamentary sketches, 1997-2007 OCLC123375360, 2007

Latest work:

Speaking/Appearances:

Debate: 

The Guardian:
Column name: Simon Hoggart's Week

Remit/Info: Government, Politics, Westminster life

Section:

Role: Political Commentator; Parliamentary Sketchwriter

Pen-name:

Email: [mailto:simon.hoggart@guardian.co.uk simon.hoggart@guardian.co.uk]

Websites: Guardian.co / Simon Hoggart; see also... Guardian.co / Backbencher

Commissioning editor:

Day published: Saturday

Regularity: Weekly

Column format:

Average length: 950 words



Articles:

 * iron side shows itself early'' - Papers released under the 30-year rule reveal a politician determined to stamp her authority on cabinet from the very start - 31st December 2009
 * Why Edinburgh looks better in the rain - 23rd August 2008
 * An Olympian PR effort - 16th August 2008
 * Titanic struggle for new metaphors - 9th August 2008
 * Nerdy politicos and veteran delinquents - 2nd August 2008
 * The emperor, the tyrant and the Joker - 26th July 2008



The Guardian:
Column name: Simon Hoggart's Sketch

Remit/Info: Government, Politics, Westminster life

Section: UK news

Role: Political Commentator; Parliamentary Sketchwriter

Pen-name:

Email: [mailto:simon.hoggart@guardian.co.uk simon.hoggart@guardian.co.uk]

Websites: Guardian.co / Simon Hoggart; see also... Guardian.co / Backbencher

Commissioning editor:

Day published: Tuesday to Saturday

Regularity: five days per week

Column format:

Average length: Tues / Frid = 500 words; Sat = 950 words



Articles:

 * The Guardian (archive)



News & updates:

 * Simon Hoggart, Guardian and Observer journalist, dies aged 67 - Humorous and often acerbic columnist, who chronicled the folly of politicians for four decades, dies from pancreatic cancer - The Guardian, 6th January 2013
 * Simon Hoggart obituary - Political sketchwriter, diarist and columnist who graced the pages of the Guardian with his incisive wit - The Guardian, 6th January 2013



References:


Links:

 * The Spectator (archive)
 * New Humananist (archive)
 * Wikipedia bio