毫無疑問,他是個保守派,但是在維基百科上把他註明為」crossbench」,跨黨派或者中立,我不太相信。但是最精彩的評價,是來自他的老東家《泰晤士報》的訃文,對他的人格蓋棺論定「His owlish appearance and authoritative style suggested a man who knew his own mind on everything and would hold to his opinions with tenacity…In fact, except in matters of religious faith and personal conduct, far from being a model of steadiness he was, on the contrary, quite volatile.」