“... career, and he often succeeded. His closest colleagues from his time at the Treasury, including Geoffrey Robinson, Ed Balls and Ed Miliband, remained remarkably loyal. But there was​ , inevitably, a downside. The higher he rose, the more political these friendships became. Being part of Gordon’s band was not a costless enterprise – it deeply alienated ...”

“... and then as assistant editor of the Times, of which he might have become editor if Barrington-Ward had had his way. He wrote a great deal at this time. International Relations between the World Wars, first published in 1937 (under a different title), is a very useful little work if you want to look up, say, the details of Reparations. In this period, he ...”

“... and said her name was Dewhirst. ‘And your first name?’ said Parfitt, pen poised. ‘Geoffrey.’ ‘Geoffrey?’ ‘Yes,’ said Dewhirst, ‘with a G.’ Parfitt looked wild-eyed at the class hoping someone would help. No one did. ‘We’re waiting,’ said Ballantyne. ‘The patient doesn’t have all ...”

“... and some of the others. Yet people knew. The Times obituary of McCulloch was written by the poet Geoffrey Dearmer. ‘Children of all ages were always comfortable in his unseen company,’ Dearmer wrote. ‘There was something of Larry the Lamb in him, and Larry could get away with murder.’ One of the qualities that made the journey from radio to ...”