Former Spectator editor Fraser Nelson has announced he’s joining The Times as a weekly columnist after 13 years at the Daily Telegraph and 15 at the helm of the Spectator. Nelson said:
“After 13 amazing years at the Daily Telegraph and 15 editing The Spectator, I’m joining The Times as a columnist in the new year…I think of no greater honour than being a columnist for this newspaper – and no better time to be doing it.”
Co-conspirators can expect to see his first column in the paper in January. Not a surprising move…
Read Fraser’s full statement below:
“I’m thrilled to be coming back to The Times, where my journalistic career began almost 30 years ago. Back then I was a ‘Boy Friday’ running errands for the business desk once a week. I remember at the time saying that my long term plan was to end up on the comment pages: it was the first time I saw someone literally spit out their beer. After 23 years in Westminster and 15 as an editor I like to think my credentials are a bit better now. I think of no greater honour than being a columnist for this newspaper – and no better time to be doing it. I can’t wait to get started.”
Andy Haldane, Burnham’s recent adviser on the economy who has not taken up a No10 job, told Andrew Marr on LBC:
“The market now suspects that this is a traditional tax-and-spend socialist government with better TikTok videos…
imposing windfall taxes on oil & gas or on banks or upping capital gains tax would […] repeat the mistake that Rachel made […] The Achilles heel, the fiscal Achilles heel of this government thus far has been its unwillingness and/or inability to cut public spending.”