Alfred Sherman

Alfred Sherman

Sir Alfred Sherman, KBE, (10 November 1919 – 26 August 2006) was a writer, journalist, and political analyst. Described by a long-time associate as "a brilliant polymath, a consummate homo politicus, and one of the last true witnesses to the 20th century", he began life as a Communist soldier in the Spanish Civil War but later changed views completely and became a hawkish adviser to Margaret Thatcher.

Sherman was a co-founder of the Centre for Policy Studies, a consultant to the Western Goals Institute, and the founder of The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies.

Read more about Alfred Sherman:  Personal Life, Young Communist, Professional and Political Changes, Relationship With Thatcher, Views On The Balkans