“Perhaps if all the hundreds of people who have entered the lobbying field in recent years had behaved as impeccably and professionally as the Commander, lobbyists would enjoy a rather better public reputation than they do. The real story is that he set an example of how to conduct relations between his clients and the Houses of Parliament that is still held up as a model of what such conduct should be”.

 

Lord Jenkin of Roding

 

“His detailed understanding of Parliament – and his extensive contacts among MPs and peers – gave him unrivalled influence on political debate”.

 

Daily Telegraph, 1989