GB News investor Paul Marshall poised to buy the Spectator Hedge fund tycoon in talks with Telegraph owner RedBird IMI to acquire magazine for up to £100m The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
Billionaire GB News backer 'set to close Spectator buy-out' HEDGE-FUND billionaire Paul Marshall is reportedly set to ramp up his media empire building as he closes in on a multi-million pound deal to buy The… The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2024
Boris Johnson yet to appear on GB News 10 months after being signed up as a presenter The former PM, working on his memoirs, has still not hosted a programme for the right-leaning channel – and his publisher awaits book slated for a 2016 release The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024
Boris Johnson ‘courted for Telegraph role’ as Nadhim Zahawi plots bid Backers are reportedly told the former prime minister has been sounded out as paper’s global editor-in-chief The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024
The combative ‘anti-woke warrior’: why the Tories are starkly divided over Kemi Badenoch The party leadership candidate knows how to make enemies. But to win the prize she wants, she’ll need to make friends too, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024
Private equity firm behind Six Nations rugby considers bid for Telegraph Potential bid by CVC Capital Partners believed to be structured to back newspaper group’s management team The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024
A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Battle resumes to take control of Telegraph – and the Tory soul After year in ownerless limbo, Conservative party’s bible goes up for sale in second auction next week The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Inside The Spectator summer party: Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch share teary embrace Famous faces at the magazine’s annual party included Professor Jordan Peterson and Big Suze from Peep Show Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2024
‘Honeymoon will be very, very short’: rightwing media is set to turn on Starmer The new Labour government won’t have long to prove itself before the press holds its feet to the fire, as the Sun has promised The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
My New Spectator (UK) Article on "The (Selfish) Case for Immigration" The article explains how immigration has major benefits for receiving-country natives, with a focus on Britain. Reason · Jul 1, 2024
James Forsyth: the key aide sharing the burden of Sunak’s likely demise Former Spectator political editor is old school friend who became PM’s best man and closest political confidant The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Keir Starmer promises no capital gains tax on sales of homes Labour leader rejects ‘desperate’ claim from Tory party that he has secret property tax plans The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
Drinks! Canapés! Gossip! Our insider guide to London’s exclusive summer parties From the political bash to the high art event, a behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on inside the capital’s most exciting soirées Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024 Tory press know influence is waning but tread careful line before election Gone are the days when Rupert Murdoch’s favour swayed the vote but newspapers still hold power over party’s future
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 This much now seems clear: Sunak can’t avoid a Tory collapse, but he might shape a resurgence A win looks remote, but if more allies get selected, he could yet halt the slide further right, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024 UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph bid RedBird IMI deal effectively killed by new legislation blocking foreign states from owning UK newspapers
Evening Standard · May 9, 2024 Politicians should stop trying to be trendy and 'champion local makers', says fashion designer Patrick Grant Sadiq Khan is sporting a 'Robin Hood' suit and Rishi Sunak is wearing Adidas Sambas
Fortune · May 6, 2024 Columbia University president's 'impossible situation' Minouche Shafik struggles to earn support on campus amid student protests, according to a Columbia Spectator/New York Magazine poll.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024 Telegraph up for sale as RedBird IMI walks away after UK backlash UAE-backed investment group says new legislation means takeover of newspapers is ‘no longer feasible’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 There are Tory splits over Gaza, but the party is only really going in one direction – towards Israel The criticism of David Cameron among Tory MPs shows how far the party has moved from its long-held Arabist tradition, writes the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls
International Business Times · Mar 13, 2024 UK To Ban Foreign State Ownership Of British Newspapers The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the contentious Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024 Telegraph takeover: UK plans law to stop foreign ownership of newspapers New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024 Telegraph and Spectator takeover: News Corp and Mail owner consider bids Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretary
Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024 Don’t expect clarity on the future of the Telegraph any time soon City Comment: It seems all but inevitable that the question of control of the Telegraph and Spectator will be kicked even deeper into the long grass