After returning to Britain, Pakenham worked on the editorial staff of the
Times Educational Supplement and later for
The Sunday Telegraph and
The Observer. He now divides his time between
London and
County Westmeath, Ireland, where he is the Chairman of the
Irish Tree Society and honorary custodian of
Tullynally Castle. Pakenham owned
Longford Greyhound Stadium until 1966, when he sold it to Longford Sports Ltd. Pakenham does not use the title
Earl of Longford and, before succeeding his father in 2001, did not use the
courtesy title Lord Silchester. However, he has not disclaimed his British titles of Baron Silchester and Baron Pakenham under the
Peerage Act 1963 and his Irish earldom cannot be disclaimed as it is not covered by the Act. Following the
House of Lords Act 1999, Pakenham is not entitled as a hereditary peer to a seat in the
House of Lords. His father had previously been created a
life peer in addition to his hereditary titles in order to retain his seat. He was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Literature in 2016. ==Marriage and children==