James Humphreys

James Humphreys (born 1967) is a political analyst and author. He grew up in Cambridgeshire and studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Studies at Cambridge University.

Civil service and political career Humphreys worked as a civil servant, negotiating environmental legislation with the European Union and later becoming Head of Corporate Communications at the Prime Minister's Office. and was formerly a trustee of the Woodland Trust.

Author Humphreys is the author of Negotiating in the European Union: How to Make the Brussels Machine Work for You and collaborated with Caroline Lucas on two books, Honourable Friends?: Parliament and the Fight for Change and Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story.

Quite separately, Humphreys has pursued a career as writer of popular fiction. Starting with Sleeping Partner in 2000, he received praise from Colin Dexter, who stated that the book was: " splendid debut in crime fiction – more please, Mr Humphreys".

Humphreys wrote Riptide in 2001, which The Observer said to be "an accomplished, intriguing story". In 2010, he published a book of ghost stories, called The Mincer and Other Stories to raise funds for the Woodland Trust.