James Forsyth (journalist)
James Forsyth | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 41–42) London, England |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | The Spectator The Sun Mail on Sunday |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
James Forsyth (born 1981) is a British political journalist and political editor of The Spectator magazine. He is also a weekly columnist for The Times[2] on a Friday, previously writing for The Sun on Saturdays and previously the Mail on Sunday.[3]
Early life
Forsyth attended Winchester College and Jesus College, Cambridge.[4][5]
Journalism career
Forsyth joined Foreign Policy magazine as assistant editor[6] before launching Coffee House,[7] The Spectator's political blog, in 2007.[8] He was appointed deputy editor, online, of The Spectator in 2008[9] and political editor in 2009.[10]
He is an advisory board member of the ResPublica think tank in Westminster.[11]
Personal life
Forsyth has been married to the journalist Allegra Stratton since 2011. She was appointed as the Downing Street Press Secretary under Prime Minister Boris Johnson in November 2020.[1] They live in Canonbury in Islington with their two children.[12][13] He is close friends with Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak; they were contemporaries at Winchester College and are godparents to each other's children. Sunak was also best man at Forsyth’s wedding to Stratton in 2011.[4]
References
- ^ a b Silverman, Rosa (9 October 2020). "Who is Allegra Stratton – the woman set to be Boris's press secretary?". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 10 October 2020. (subscription required)
- ^ Forsyth, James. "Boris Johnson's great climate change challenge". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Articles by James Forsyth | The Spectator Journalist". Muck Rack.
- ^ a b Edwardes, Charlotte (1 August 2020). "Meet the chancellor: the real Rishi Sunak, by the people who know him best". The Times. (subscription required)
- ^ "Thursday 20th February – Wednesday 26th February 2020". Compass. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "James Forsyth - Advisory Board Member". ResPublica. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Author: James Forsyth". Coffee House. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to the liveliest of coffee houses — online". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (31 January 2008). "Spectator rejigs team as Reid retires". The Guardian.
- ^ Tryhorn, Chris (5 October 2009). "James Forsyth named Spectator political editor". The Guardian.
- ^ "Britain and Immigration - which way forward?". ResPublica. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "The Londoner: Co-anchor Allegra Stratton departs Peston". Evening Standard. ESI Media. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Allegra Stratton's My London". Evening Standard. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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- James Forsyth The Spectator
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