It’s reshuffle period for the Lobby. Spectator pol ed Katy Balls is heading stateside to The Times and Sunday Times as Washington Editor and columnist. There is lots of chatter around who will replace her. Guido provides the usual…
- James Heale: Currently The Spectator’s political correspondent and diary editor, Heale has featured on a few of Guido’s pol-ed runners and riders. Equipped with a strong news sense…
- Iain Martin: Sensible Brexiteer currently publishing Reaction as well as contributing a column to The Times. Strong defence credentials – useful in times like these…
- Harry Cole: The Sun’s pol-ed and Guido alumnus. Equipped with scoop-eye, a bit of humour, and a strong ability to extract news over lunch…
- Quentin Letts: Currently at the Mail, Letts has for years delivered some of the sharpest sketches in Westminster. The Spectator management may be interested in acquiring Lettsian prose…
- Tim Shipman: The Sunday Times’ Chief Political Commentator with pol-ed experience there. Guido hears Shippers has an eye to pop over to Gove’s operation…
- Mikey Smith: Smith, currently Deputy Sunday Political Editor at The Mirror, was passed up for the pol ed position there last year. He’s currently having to write complaining lists every day about what Trump has done overnight. Kamala-supporting Gove may be interested…
- Boris: Stranger things have happened. Michael?
Times Radio’s pol-ed position is also currently vacant after Kate McCann took the morning show with Stig Abell. Mid-level pol-ed positions up for grabs here…
