Chips channon biography

Sir Henry Channon (7 March – 7 October ), known as Chips Channon, was an American-born British Conservative Party politician, author and diarist. Channon moved to England in and became strongly anti-American, feeling that American cultural and economic preponderance threatened traditional European and British civilisation. The second volume of Henry "Chips" Channon's personal musings was just released—and it's making a stir almost a century after it was written. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Simon Heffer, ed., Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (London: Hutchinson, ), , first of three volumes, Amazon $ The best diarists are flawed individuals who exist on the fringe of events and are natural observers and acerbic wits. Snobbery helps too. Think Samuel Pepys, James Boswell, Alan Clark. Henry “Chips” Channon () has long been seen as one of.