As It Is Written

Michael Evans began his career in journalism working for a local East London newspaper before making it to Fleet Street in 1970. He worked for the Daily Express for sixteen years, first as a general reporter, then as the home affairs correspondent and, finally, as the defence and diplomatic correspondent. Michael was headhunted by The Times in 1986 where he was appointed Whitehall correspondent before being promoted to defence correspondent, then defence editor - a post he held for twelve years. He was The Times' Pentagon correspondent in Washington from 2010 to 2013, and today he continues to write on defence and intelligence issues for the newspaper. The author of six books, Michael is married, has three sons and lives in London.