# Peter Snowdon

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{{short description|British historian and journalist}}
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'''Peter Snowdon''' is a contemporary historian and [journalist](/source/journalist).

Educated at [St. Dunstan's College](/source/St._Dunstan's_College), [Durham University](/source/Durham_University) and the [London School of Economics](/source/London_School_of_Economics), he has collaborated with [Anthony Seldon](/source/Anthony_Seldon) on a number of books, including the authorised biography of [John Major](/source/John_Major), ''Major: A Political Life'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997), ''Blair'' (Simon & Schuster, 2004) and ''Blair Unbound'' (Simon & Schuster, 2007).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article2776878.ece|title=Blair Unbound by Anthony Seldon with Peter Snowdon | work=The Times | location=London | first=Simon | last=Jenkins | date=2007-11-04 | accessdate=2010-05-22}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

He has written articles on the [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) in several academic journals, including ''The Political Quarterly'' and ''Parliamentary Affairs''. He has also contributed to ''Parliamentary Monitor'', ''[Parliamentary Brief](/source/Parliamentary_Brief)'' and ''[Newsweek](/source/Newsweek)''. He is an occasional columnist for the ''[Yorkshire Post](/source/Yorkshire_Post)'' and has appeared as a commentator on television and radio in the UK and abroad. He currently works for [BBC](/source/BBC) political programmes, having previously worked at [London Weekend Television](/source/London_Weekend_Television).

==Books and publications==
*Author, ''Back from the Brink: The Extraordinary Fall and Rise of the Conservative Party'' (September 2010)
*Co-author, ''Blair Unbound'' with Anthony Seldon and Daniel Collings (Simon & Schuster, 2007)
*Contributor, ''The Blair Effect: 2001-05'' (CUP, 2005)
*Contributor, ''Recovering Power: The Conservative Party in Opposition since 1867'' (Palgrave, 2005)
*Contributor, ''Britain Votes 2005'' (edited by Pippa Norris, OUP, 2005)
*Co-author, ''The Conservative Party: An Illustrated History'' (Sutton Publishing, 2004)
*Principal researcher, ''Blair'' (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
*Co-author, ''A New Conservative Century?'' (Centre for Policy Studies, 2001)
*Co-author, ''Cameron at 10'' with Anthony Seldon (William Collins, 2015)

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