Harry Hopkins (1913 – 1998) was, to quote from the Guardian obituary, ‘ a quixotic figure who …..tilted against injustice’. He was born in Preston, educated at the local grammar school, and took a First in politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford. He was a journalist for much of his life and also the author of a number of books including The New Look: A Social History of the 40s and 50s in Britain and The Long Affray.