James Humphreys (born 1967) is a political analyst and author. He grew up in Cambridgeshire and studied Social History 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 City University London from 2005 to 2009. He is a member of the Green Party 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 Islington Council also in 2010. He is an adviser to the Green Party Member of Parliament

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. He works as a political consultant, for the firm 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''. Quite separately, Humphreys has pursued a career as writer of popular fiction. Starting with ''Sleeping Partner'' in 2000, he received praise from Colin Dexter, who stated that the book was: " splendid debut in crime fiction - more please, Mr Humphreys". Humphreys wrote ''Riptide'' in 2001, which '' The Observer'' 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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