Michael Gove has a new job. The former Conservative MP and senior government minister will take over as editor of The Spectator this month, assuming the UK’s advisory committee on business appointments raises no objections.
The Spectator, a political weekly, was founded almost 200 years ago. Although, like Gove, it leans noticeably to the right, it was one of the few moderate voices in the Conservative media during the party’s recent internal conflicts and electoral collapse.
It now has a new owner, Sir Paul Marshall, who made his money running a hedge fund and already owns other right-wing media outlets, including GB News and online publisher UnHerd. Some predict that Marshall will want to steer The Spectator further to the right. Gove’s appointment as editor reinforces this impression.
