Tim Stanley

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Tim Stanley
Born
Timothy Randolph Stanley

(1982-01-01) 1 January 1982 (age 42)
Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Education Trinity College, Cambridge (BA, MPhil, PhD)
The Judd School
Occupations
  • Writer
  • journalist
  • lecturer
  • broadcaster
Years active2006–present
Website www.timothystanley.co.uk

Timothy Randolph Stanley (born 1 January 1982)[ citation needed ] is a British journalist and historian.

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Early life

Stanley was educated at The Judd School, a grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent. He then worked as a gap student at Solefield School, Sevenoaks and attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied modern history.

He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. His doctoral thesis was on Edward M. Kennedy's role in the US Democratic Party in the 1980s, which was published in 2010 as his first solo book, Kennedy vs. Carter: The 1980 Battle for the Democratic Party's Soul.

At Cambridge he was active in student journalism, contributing to student newspaper Varsity . Stanley also unsuccessfully ran for a sabbatical post on Cambridge University Students' Union, standing in 2007 for Welfare Officer. His manifesto consisted of a handwritten note simply reading "This is hand written because I was too drunk to write a manifesto. There is no better testament to my character." [1]

Academic career

Stanley held lectureships at the University of Sussex in 2008–09 and Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2009–11, and from 2011 to 2012 he was an associate member of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford. He is the recipient of a Leverhulme Trust Grant. [2]

In November 2011, he organised a conference called History: What is it good for?, [3] which generated some controversy after one of the speakers, David Starkey, said that the national curriculum in British schools overlooks British culture. [4]

Media

Stanley is a columnist at the Daily Telegraph and a regular contributor to CNN. [5] [6] He reports on American politics and culture, including the 2016 election campaigns. He contributes to History Today [7] and Literary Review , [8] and has written pieces for The Guardian [9] and The Spectator . [10]

He wrote and presented a documentary for the BBC entitled Family Guys? What Sitcoms Say About America Now, which was broadcast in October 2012. [11] He is also an occasional pundit on BBC News, CNBC, Sky News and Channel 4 News .

Stanley has presented Radio 4's Thought for the Day , [12] is a contributor on The Moral Maze [13] and has appeared several times on the panel of BBC's Question Time . [14] and Politics Live . [15]

Politics

Stanley joined the Labour Party at the age of 15.[ citation needed ] He was Chair of Cambridge University Labour Club in 2003–04, and stood as the Labour candidate for his home constituency of Sevenoaks at the 2005 general election, where he came third. He has since distanced himself from the Labour Party, [16] and has argued in support of the American Republican Party. [17] [18] In the 2017 general election, Stanley allied himself with the Conservative Party and voted for them for the first time. [19]

Stanley was a supporter of the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

In October 2012, Stanley stated he was "raised a good Baptist boy". [20]

Later, he considered himself to be an Anglican, beginning around "one glorious summer" in 2002, and was baptised as an Anglican in Little St. Mary's, Cambridge, in New Year 2003. He subsequently aligned himself with the Church of England's Anglo-Catholic wing, [21] before converting to the Catholic Church when he was 23. [22]

Publications

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  1. ↑ Wood, Peter (8 March 2007). "A history of electioneering apathy" (PDF). The Cambridge Student. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Stanley, Tim (October 2011). "The Contrarian: History Predicts A Riot". HistoryToday.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "TheFutureofHistory.org". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "David Starkey in new row over 'mono-culture' comments". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Tim Stanley at Telegraph Blogs". London: The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Stanley, Timothy (23 May 2017). "On tour abroad, Trump does what Obama should have". CNN.
  7. ↑ "Tim Stanley at History Today" . Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Literary Review – For People Who Devour Books". Literary Review.
  9. ↑ "Tim Stanley at The Guardian". The Guardian. London. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Tim Stanley at The Spectator". The Spectator. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  11. ↑ Stanley, Tim (26 October 2012). "What sitcoms say about American voters". BBC News. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – Thought for the Day, Tim Stanley – 11/07/17". BBC.
  13. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – Moral Maze, Morality and Gender Equality". BBC.
  14. ↑ "BBC One – Question Time, 10/03/2016". BBC.
  15. ↑ "BBC Two – Politics Live, 05/07/2022". BBC.
  16. ↑ Stanley, Timothy. "Tim Stanley, history and politics". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "Dan Hodges and Tim Stanley debate: Barack Obama and the mendacity of hope". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "Dan Hodges and Tim Stanley debate: If I weren't a godless Obamaniac, Tim might have got me backing Romney". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  19. ↑ Stanley, Tim (7 June 2017). "Why I'm voting Tory for the first time ever". The Spectator. London.
  20. ↑ Stanley, Tim (10 October 2012). "Romney is finally ahead in national polls. Watch the liberals cry tears of unfathomable sadness". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  21. ↑ Stanley, Tim. "Rowan Williams failed because his leadership was as schizophrenic as his church". timstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  22. ↑ Stanley, Tim. "The Catholic Church could do with a shot of Santorum's zeal". timstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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