James Humphreys (born 1967) is a political analyst and author. He grew up in Cambridgeshire and studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Studies at Cambridge University.LinkedIn profile
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Civil service and political career

Humphreys worked as a civil servant, negotiating environmental legislation with the European Union and later becoming Head of Corporate Communications at the Prime Minister's Office. He was Professor of Government at

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from 2005 to 2009. He is a member of the

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and became chair of the party in 2008. He stood for election in

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in the

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and 2010 general elections and for

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also in 2010. He was an adviser to the former Green Party Member of Parliament

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. He works for the public policy consultancy Woodnewton,Woodnewton
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Author

Humphreys is the author of ''Negotiating in the European Union: How to Make the Brussels Machine Work for You'' and collaborated with

on two books, ''Honourable Friends?: Parliament and the Fight for Change'' and ''Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story.'' Quite separately, Humphreys has pursued a career as writer of popular fiction. Starting with ''Sleeping Partner'' in 2000, he received praise from

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, who stated that the book was: " splendid debut in crime fiction – more please, Mr Humphreys". Humphreys wrote ''Riptide'' in 2001, which ''

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'' said to be "an accomplished, intriguing story". In 2010, he published a book of ghost stories, called ''The Mincer and Other Stories'' to raise funds for the Woodland Trust.Richard Sala's blog
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References

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