David Astor

Few newspaper editors are remembered beyond their lifetimes, but David Astor of the Observer is a great exception to the rule. George Orwell had urged Astor to champion the decolonisation of Africa, and Nelson Mandela always acknowledged how much he owed to the Observer’s long-standing support.

Angajandu-i pe Kim Philby, Vita Sackville-West, Clive James si Patrick O'Donovan (care a devenit faimos pentru ca si-a scris raportul despre inmormantarea lui Bobby Kennedy inainte de a avea loc), el a dublat circulatia si a creat o lucrare invidiata si admirata.