Wednesday, October 20, 2004

The Spectator

It's hard to disagree with this article in the FT about Boris Johnson's editorship of the Spectator, particularly this quote:

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the offending article, editors cannot put themselves at the beck and call of politicians. Are future editions of The Spectator to be pre-read by Conservative Central Office?


PS: THe more you think of it the more absurd it seems. It's one thing being a hands-off proprieter, but another the editor. What if its though Oliver Letwin wasn't doing his job well enough - how could the Spectator comment in its leader?