[1] His book The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny was longlisted for the Orwell Prize.
[3][4] He was educated at Northampton Grammar School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages in 1960.
[5] He worked as a teacher and as a social worker, and began writing for the journal New Society in 1963.
[6] In addition to contributing articles to newspapers and magazines, Seabrook has also written numerous books and plays for television, radio and theatre, including several collaborations with his old schoolfriend Michael O'Neill.
[6][7] Seabrook died at a care home in London, on 30 November 2024, at the age of 85.