During the 1990s, this Conservative Party politician represented the City of Chester in the British Parliament. Also a writer, screenwriter, and TV and radio personality, he penned The Scrabble Companion and other word game-themed books; wrote for the television series Dear Ladies; and hosted a BBC Radio 4 program called Wordaholics. While attending New College, Oxford, he edited The Isis Magazine and served as president of the university debating society.
