11 Facts About Richard Norton-Taylor

Richard Seymour Norton-Taylor was born on 6 June 1944 and is a British editor, journalist, and playwright.

Richard Norton-Taylor wrote for The Guardian on defence and security matters from 1975 to 2016, and was the newspaper's security editor.

Richard Norton-Taylor was the European Community and Brussels correspondent for both The Washington Post and Newsweek between 1967 and 1975, while contributing to The Economist and the Financial Times.

Richard Norton-Taylor joined The Guardian in 1975, concentrating on Whitehall, official secrecy, and behind-the-scenes decision-making.

Richard Norton-Taylor became an expert on British and Soviet intelligence activities during the Second World War.

Richard Norton-Taylor has written several plays based on transcripts of public inquiries, including The Colour of Justice, based on the hearing of the MacPherson Inquiry into the police conduct of the investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Richard Norton-Taylor left The Guardian in July 2016 and currently writes for Declassified UK.

In 1986 Richard Norton-Taylor won the Freedom of Information Campaign award.

Richard Norton-Taylor was one of the few journalists to cover the Scott Inquiry from start to finish.

Richard Norton-Taylor's son Hugo is a judge of the Upper Tribunal.

Richard Norton-Taylor is a Member of Council of the Royal United Services Institute and a trustee of the Civil Liberties Trust and the London Action Trust.