Larry Lamb

This article is about the British newspaper editor Larry Lamb , for the British actor of the same name see Larry Lamb (actor) .

Larry Lamb , real name: Sir Albert Lamb (born July 15, 1929 , † May 19, 2000 ) was a British newspaper editor. He was an editor for the Sun from 1969 to 1972 and 1975 to 1981 and the Daily Express from 1983 to 1986 . Lamb was raised to the nobility in 1980 at Margaret Thatcher's instigation . Thatcher's electoral success was influenced by Sun's coverage of the labor dispute under the previous Labor Party administration .

Lamb had been the editor of the Daily Mail in Manchester since 1968 before Rupert Murdoch ( News Corporation ) recruited him for the re-launched Sun. He introduced the populist style of the Sun and used the term Winter of Discontent ( Winter of Discontent , from the play Richard III. By W. Shakespeare) for the series of strikes during the winter of 1978/1979.

He has been Vice Chairman of News Group Newspapers Ltd. since 1979 . , was transferred to Western Mail in Australia in 1981 , and has been editing The Australien since 1982 . In 1983 he left the News Group and switched to the Daily Express. After leaving in 1986, he set up his own public relations agency, Larry Lamb Associates .

His nickname was inspired by the character Larry the Lamb from Childrens Hour , a former BBC radio show for children.