Dr Anthony F. Seldon MA, PhD, FRSA, MBA, FRHisS is a political commentator best known as Tony Blair's biographer and the Master of Wellington College. He is the son of the economist Dr Arthur Seldon. Wellington College, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English public school, located in the Berkshire village of Crowthorne. ... Dr Arthur Seldon CBE (born 1917) is joint founder president, with Ralph Harris, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, where he directed academic affairs for 30 years. ...

Educated at Tonbridge School and a graduate of Worcester College, Oxford, Seldon later went on to study at the London School of Economics, King's College, London and the Polytechnic of Central London (now the University of Westminster).^{[citation needed]} Tonbridge School is a British independent all boys boarding school in Tonbridge, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde. ... Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal Courts of Justice. ... Kings College London (often abbreviated to KCL) in London is one of the largest colleges in the federal University of London, with 19,500 registered students. ... Marylebone campus The University of Westminster is a British university in London, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992, which allowed the London Polytechnic (Polytechnic of Central London or PCL ) to rename itself as a university. ...

He served as head of politics and sixth form at Whitgift School from 1983-89, head of history and general studies at Tonbridge School 1989-93, deputy headmaster of St. Dunstan's College 1993-97 and headmaster of Brighton College 1997-2005.^[1] He is currently the 13th Master of Wellington College, where he has introduced co-education in all years and pledged to return the school to the top academic division.^{[citation needed]} Whitgift School is an independent day school educating 1,200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre parkland site. ... Tonbridge School is a British independent all boys boarding school in Tonbridge, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde. ... St Dunstans College 1888 St Dunstan’s College is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-paying secondary school) in south east London, England. ... Brighton College is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-paying secondary school) for boys and girls in Brighton, East Sussex in England. ... Wellington College, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English public school, located in the Berkshire village of Crowthorne. ...

It is for his writing as Tony Blair's biographer that Dr Seldon is best known. His biographies The Blair Effect (1997-01 and 2001-05) and Blair (in cooperation with which a Channel 4 documentary was made) are authoritative works, for which substantial access to Blair was granted. However, critics have dismissed Seldon as a lickspittle whose biographies amount to a self-justifying 'authorised version' from Blair himself cvbcvcvbcvbcvb[1]. Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...

Dr Seldon appears regularly in the national press and has written or edited many other books,^{[citation needed]} including the Thatcher Effect, Britain under Thatcher (with Daniel Collings), Major, A Political Life, Number 10: the illustrated history, and he has also co-authored an illustrated history of the Conservative Party (with Peter Snowdon), which includes a foreword by Michael Howard. His books on 10 Downing Street and John Major are the official biographies. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Rt Hon. ... // Overview Number Ten Downing street is the official residence of the First Lord of Her Majesty’s Treasury and Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is an English politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. ...

Dr Seldon founded, with Peter Hennessy, the Institute of Contemporary British History. He also organises an annual education conference, which in the past has included guest speakers such as Charles Clarke. Peter Hennessy is an English historian of government. ... The Rt Hon. ...

Videos

• Tony Blair in History Anthony Seldon summarizes his view of Tony Blair's accomplishments and challenges at this video online opening a conference on eight years of Blair government, in May 2006

See also

Nick Baylis Nick Baylis is a Cambridge University lecturer, author, and Times columnist. ...

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