Arthur Walter James (30 June 1912 – 5 August 2015) was a British journalist and Liberal Party politician.

He was educated at Uckfield Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford, where he obtained a 1st Class degree in Modern History.

[1] He was Senior Demy of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1935; Scholar in Mediæval Studies, British School at Rome, 1935; He was on the Editorial staff, at the Manchester Guardian, 1937–46.

After the election he was re-adopted by the Bury Liberal Association to contest the seat again and remained PPC through to 1947 when he moved to London.

[6] He was the Editor of Temples and Faiths 1958; The Christian in Politics, 1962; The Teacher and his World, 1962; A Middle-class Parent's Guide to Education, 1964; He was also a contributor to Looking Forward to the Seventies, 1967.