Social Views and Outside Interests
He is widely regarded as a social libertarian.
He is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. He is also Founder and Trustee of the George Adamson Wildlife Trust, currently running Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania. Trustee and Chair of Development Committee, Geffrye Museum, London. Chair of Governors, Grey Court School 1987–1994.
He is also an occasional novelist, having written Palace of Wisdom (published by Hamish Hamilton and Penguin 1989, also published in the USA, France and a best-seller in Germany) and A Man Without Guilt (published by Methuen 2002). He has written regular articles in the national newspapers (The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times) and periodicals (New Statesman, House Magazine, Tribune).
Mr Marshall-Andrews has made five memorable appearances on the BBC programme Have I Got News For You, most recently on April 18, 2008. In his appearances, he has frequently attacked the government, and once memorably misheard the host mentioning Ant and Dec as Anton du Beke, and proceeded to tell an anecdote about du Beke.
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