He’s an old hand in British Marxism, a noted historian and critic. I’ve been reading his old articles in the New Left Review to try to find interesting books to read (and to get a head start on grasping them critically).
What I wonder is whether or not he’s a well known (and well regarded) writer internationally. What takes do people here have? Thoughts on NLR are welcome too. I’m keen on it but open to alternatives.
See my other answer - tl;dr veteran of CPGB, historian and critic. Very influential on the British left in general.