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Michael Gove named as Spectator editor after GB News backer’s takeover (www.theguardian.com)

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The former cabinet minister Michael Gove has been named as the new editor of the Spectator magazine, weeks after the GB News backer Paul Marshall completed a £100m takeover of the rightwing magazine.

Gove, who will take over from Fraser Nelson on 4 October, will be joined by the former Daily Telegraph and Spectator editor Charles Moore, who has been named as chair.

Nelson, who joined the Spectator in 2006 and became editor in 2009, said in a blogpost that Gove was his “clear successor”, having been tipped as a future editor during his time as a journalist on titles including the Times and as a contributor to the Spectator.

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

Hard hitting journalist Michael Gove, back to writing about his Tory mates who still don't like him

[–] NotACube@feddit.uk 12 points 6 days ago

Inverse of the classic:

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago

Lest we forget.