In what is a bit of surprise (in that it didn’t leak) the Speccie will have a new editor starting next week. 36 year-old Fraser is taking over on Monday. He is no Cameroon and will push for sound economic policies from the next government.
Matthew leaves the Speccie in fine fettle, it has a circulation at an all time high of 75,000 and the website sometimes has even more traffic than this blog. In June Guido reported a rumour that “Matthew d’Ancona is thinking of moving on from the Speccie”…
UPDATE : “After more than three and a half delightful and rewarding years as Editor, exciting opportunities are arising and I have decided to move on…” No news yet as to where d’Ancona is going next, but he confirms he will still be writing his Telegraph columns. Which suggests Dacre’s job is safe…
Seen that story everywhere about the Mayor of Baltimore condemning Chris Grayling for his referencing of The Wire?
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's fake website
Alex Hilton (also known as Recess Monkey) set up a fake MayorofBaltimore.org site. The fake press release was riddled with clues – the British spelling, the jokey references and of course the copyright notice at the bottom (R Monkee Esq).
The Guardian, Indy and the Labour blogosphere lapped it up without checking their sources. Doh!
UPDATE : Chris Grayling tells Guido “it made me laugh”.
