LJK Setright

LJK Setright was the most original contributor to motoring journalism over the past 40 years. In Car magazine through its heyday in the '70s I used to turn to his column first. I would always learn something, and I would always enjoy the read, even if I didn't always agree with his position on, say, environmentalism. Highly individual, and a private person to the end, I think it is unlikely that we will see anyone write like he did again. He leaves a treasure trove of books to remember him by - a little searching at Amazon will prove very rewarding. I sometimes wonder what would have happened if he had directed his intellect towards some of the issues we find in software development.