(George) Benjamin Patterson (born 21 April 1939) is a British writer and former Conservative Party politician. Ben Patterson was born in Hemel Hempstead. His first job was as a tutor at Swinton Conservative College, lecturing on the Common Market. From 1968 to 1971 he was a Councillor on the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. He has written many publications, listed on the Wikipedia page [1].