And finally- I had a read of some of his articles on his website. I see them as very much of their time and culture, which means they look rather odd to more modern people. They are well enough written in a kind of overdone artsy sort of way, but it seems clear that he has never been immersed in the world of science and it's associated cultures the way you might expect. Rather he observes from the border, always trying to put the science into the sociocultural framework he is familiar with, with his Eton and Christ Church Oxford education. Hence of course he wrote for the Torygraph.
To a post-millenial I expect his writings look a bit like vapid witterings.