Paul Bede Johnson was an English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter, and author. He will be remembered for shifting allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter. Born in Manchester, he attended Stonyhurst College where he graduated with a second class honor's degree. Subsequently after that, he enlisted in the army joining the King's Royal Rifle Corps and then the Royal Army Educational Corps, where he was commissioned as a Captain. In 1957 he published his ... morePaul Bede Johnson was an English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter, and author. He will be remembered for shifting allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter. Born in Manchester, he attended Stonyhurst College where he graduated with a second class honor's degree. Subsequently after that, he enlisted in the army joining the King's Royal Rifle Corps and then the Royal Army Educational Corps, where he was commissioned as a Captain. In 1957 he published his first book tittled A Sense of Outrage. He went on to write a total of 50 books. Johnson wrote for many publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, Commentary and The Sun. Johnson was honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2006.
