Malcolm Muggeridge - He was not only a bore; he bored for England

He was not only a bore; he bored for England

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Malcolm Muggeridge, 1903-1990, British Writer & Editor, Officer of British Intelligence, Description of Anthony Eden, “Boring for England,” in Tread Softly ..., 1996

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About the Author

Malcolm Muggeridge

Born: March 24, 1903
Died: November 14, 1990
Nationality: British
Profession: Journalist, Author, Satirist

Biography

Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge was an English journalist and satirist. His father, H. T. Muggeridge, was a prominent socialist politician and one of the early Labour Party Members of Parliament for Romford, in Essex. In his twenties, Muggeridge was attracted to communism and went to live in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, but the experience turned him into an anticommunist.

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