User:J P Hidcote

J P Hidcote is the author of The Coulter Confessions series of books about the career of hapless British Security Services Operative Phil Featherstonehaugh. The series tracks Featherstonehaugh's career from the early 1980's to the millennium as he struggles to get to grips with the complex politics of Northern Ireland.

Early Life
Hidcote was born in South Wales and educated in England and Scotland. After an early career working in the building industry he joined the Civil Service and spent several years working in various departments including the DHSS where he worked at every level from interviewing benefit claimants to engaging with Cabinet Ministers. He subsequently became an IT Project Manager in the Financial sector specialising in Internet and Telecommunications.