Tom driberg autobiography vs biography

British journalist, politician and churchman

"Driberg" redirects here. For the British anthropologist, see Jack Herbert Driberg.

Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell (22 May 1905 – 12 August 1976) was a British journalist, politician, High Anglican churchman and possible Soviet spy, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1942 to 1955, and again from 1959 to 1974.

A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain for more than twenty years, he was first elected to parliament as an Independent and joined the Labour Party in 1945.

Tom driberg autobiography vs biography

He never held any ministerial office, but rose to senior positions within the Labour Party and was a popular and influential figure in left-wing politics for many years.

The son of a retired colonial officer, Driberg was educated at Lancing and Christ Church, Oxford.

After leaving the university without a degree, he attempted to establish himself as a poet before joining the Daily Express as a reporter, later becoming a col