James Forsyth (political aide)
James Forsyth | |
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Born | 1981 |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Cambridge Winchester College |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | The Spectator Mail on Sunday |
James Forsyth (born 1981)[1] is a British political journalist and political editor of The Spectator magazine. He is also a weekly columnist for the The Sun[2] on Saturdays and previously the Mail on Sunday.[3]
Early life
Forsyth was educated at Winchester College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He joined Foreign Policy magazine as assistant editor [4] before launching Coffee House,[5] The Spectator's political blog in 2007.[6] He was appointed deputy editor, online, of The Spectator in 2008[7] and political editor in 2009.[8]
He is also an advisory board member of the ResPublica think tank in Westminster.[9]
Personal life
Forsyth is married to the journalist Allegra Stratton. They live in Canonbury, North London. He is the brother of author Mark Forsyth.
On an episode of the spectator Podcast he admitted to having never been to a Nando's Chicken.
Essays and reporting
- Forsyth, James (4 January 2014). "The Lib Dems' fight to keep facing both ways". Politics. The Spectator. 324 (9671): 6.
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References
- ^ "From cricket to the catwalk to Westminster, public school accents are back: We reveal Britain's 50 most powerful posh people under 30". The Daily Mail.
- ^ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/opinion/james-forsyth/
- ^ "James Forsyth's recent articles". Mail on Sunday.
- ^ "James Forsyth - Advisory Board Member". ResPublica. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
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- ^ "Welcome to the liveliest of coffee houses — online". The Spectator.
- ^ "Spectator rejigs team as Reid retires". The Guardian.
- ^ "James Forsyth named Spectator political editor". The Guardian.
- ^ "Britain and Immigration - which way forward? | ResPublica". ResPublica. Retrieved 3 September 2018.