John Humphries, a native of Newport, Wales, where the Chartist massacre occurred, was educated at St. Julians High School. He has been a professional journalist all his life, first in Wales, then as a foreign correspondant based in Brussels. After returning to Britain as London and city editor for Thompson Regional Newspapers, he was appointed editor of the Western Mail. He lives with his wife at Tredunnoc in the Usk Valley in Wales.
