I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me.

Young moved to New York City shortly afterward to work for Vanity Fair. He is currently a visiting fellow at the University of Buckingham. Personal life
Young is married to Caroline Bondy with whom he has four children.

Toby Young FRSA is a British journalist and the author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People the tale of his stint in New York as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine.