including Neil Kinnock. John Major called Jenkins a "gregarious man of lively wit and great charm, and an undisputed master of his profession", and David Owen said he was "an exceptional journalist with a deep understanding of the Labour movement". John Birt, then director-general of the BBC, wrote in The Times:He was a superb political journalist who understood what motivated the personalities and the players on the political stage; who had a profound and detailed understanding of all the key policy issues at home and abroad; and who had a sharp grasp of how these played into the political process. He cared about the issues; and he routinely produced a rounded, beautifully literate and astute commentary on our political times. He was its chief chronicler; and he will be greatly missed. Works Moreover some of his work has been collected in an edited book: References Bibliography Marr, Andrew. My trade. A short history of British journalism. London: Pan Macmillan, 2005. (p. 354 ff.) 1934 births 1992 deaths 20th-century British journalists 20th-century British male writers 20th-century British non-fiction writers Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge British male journalists Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis English columnists People educated at Culford School The Guardian journalists The Independent people Harkness Fellows Toynbee family