He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied history and was a friend of Oliver Letwin. He has previously been editor of The Spectator (1984-90) and Sunday Telegraph (1992-95). He resigned as editor of the Daily Telegraph to spend more time writing Margaret Thatcher's authorised biography, which will be published after her death. Moore's first publication was a pamphlet for the Salisbury Group titled 'The Old People of Lambeth', published in 1982 [1]. He currently writes for two of the publications he previously edited, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph.