Editing The Spectator (section)

===Fraser Nelson===
In August 2009, [[Fraser Nelson]] replaced d'Ancona as editor of ''The Spectator''. In 2010, he unveiled a slight redesign of the paper, shrinking the cover illustration slightly, shifting the cover lines, in general, to the bottom, and spreading the contents section over a double-page. Playing down the changes, Nelson described the new look as "a tidy-up&nbsp;... rather like restoring an old painting."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=James |date=15 September 2010 |title=The Spectator unveils new look |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/15/the-spectator-redesign |url-status=live |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531115937/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/15/the-spectator-redesign |archive-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>

An article in November 2011 by [[Rod Liddle]] on the trial of two men eventually convicted for the [[murder of Stephen Lawrence]] led to the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] (CPS) deciding to prosecute the magazine for breaching reporting restrictions.<ref>Owen Boycott [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/09/spectator-magazine-charge-lawrence-trial "Spectator magazine to face charge over article on Stephen Lawrence trial"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101093809/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/09/spectator-magazine-charge-lawrence-trial |date=1 January 2017 }}, ''The Guardian'', 9 May 2012.</ref> The magazine chose not to contest the case,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18005905 "Spectator charged over Stephen Lawrence article"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822021819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18005905 |date=22 August 2018 }}, BBC News, 9 May 2012.</ref> and the publisher Spectator 1828 Ltd pleaded guilty at the court hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on 7 June 2012.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130421084151/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9316373/Spectator-magazine-fined-5000-over-Stephen-Lawrence.html "Spectator magazine fined £5,000 over Stephen Lawrence"], ''Daily Telegraph'', 7 June 2012.</ref> The magazine was fined £3,000, with £2,000 compensation awarded to Stephen Lawrence's parents and £625 costs.<ref>Josh Halliday [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jun/07/spectator-rod-liddle-stephen-lawrence "Spectator to pay out £5,625 over Rod Liddle's Stephen Lawrence article"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101092825/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jun/07/spectator-rod-liddle-stephen-lawrence |date=1 January 2017 }}, ''The Guardian'', 7 June 2012.</ref> According to Nelson, readers' most common reaction to the columnist was "don't tone down Rod", but "our non-readers don't like" him.<ref>Dan Sabbagh [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/feb/17/fraser-nelson-spectator-rod-liddle "Fraser Nelson: The Spectator is more cocktail party than political party"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312002823/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/feb/17/fraser-nelson-spectator-rod-liddle |date=12 March 2017 }}, ''The Guardian'', 17 February 2013.</ref> In June 2013, The Spectator Archive was launched,<ref>[http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/06/welcome-to-the-spectator-archive-180-years-of-history-now-online/ "Welcome to The Spectator Archive: 180 years of history now online"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024140248/http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/06/welcome-to-the-spectator-archive-180-years-of-history-now-online/ |date=24 October 2013 }}, Sebastian Payne, 10 June 2013.</ref> containing 1.5 million pages from 180 years of published articles. In July 2013, the magazine ran a column by [[Taki Theodoracopulos]] defending the far-right Greek political party [[Golden Dawn (Greece)|Golden Dawn]], which drew criticism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Chris |date=23 July 2013 |title=Spectator Article Defending Greece's Golden Dawn By Taki Theodoracopulos Causes Uproar |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/23/taki-theodoracopulos-golden-dawn-spectator-_n_3640139.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213942/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/23/taki-theodoracopulos-golden-dawn-spectator-_n_3640139.html |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=[[HuffPost UK]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollander |first=Gavriel |date=23 July 2013 |title=Spectator editor defends column supporting Greek far-right party Golden Dawn |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/spectator-editor-defends-column-supporting-greek-far-right-party-golden-dawn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215342/https://pressgazette.co.uk/spectator-editor-defends-column-supporting-greek-far-right-party-golden-dawn/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=[[Press Gazette]]}}</ref> In May 2018, Theodoracopulos published a column defending the [[Wehrmacht]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theodoracopulos |first=Taki |date=17 May 2018 |title=The other side of D-Day |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/high-life-17-may-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117153100/https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/high-life-17-may-2018 |archive-date=17 November 2020 |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2018 |title=Respected British magazine publishes defense of Nazi German troops |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/respected-british-magazine-publishes-defense-of-nazi-german-troops/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213841/https://www.timesofisrael.com/respected-british-magazine-publishes-defense-of-nazi-german-troops/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=[[Times of Israel]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2018 |title=British magazine publishes article calling Nazis the heroes of D-Day |url=https://www.jta.org/2018/05/17/global/far-right-british-columnist-calls-german-troops-heroes-d-day |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214351/https://www.jta.org/2018/05/17/global/far-right-british-columnist-calls-german-troops-heroes-d-day |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]}}</ref>

In August 2015, ''The Spectator'' received media attention and criticism after publishing an article by [[Charles Moore (journalist)|Charles Moore]] regarding the [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2015 Labour Party leadership election]] titled "Have [[Yvette Cooper]] and [[Liz Kendall]] got the looks for a leadership contest?", in which he wrote "there is an understanding that no leader – especially, despite the age of equality, a woman – can look grotesque on television and win a general election" and discussed the looks of the two female candidates in detail. The article was condemned by Liz Kendall; the [[First Minister of Scotland]], [[Nicola Sturgeon]]; and the candidate for Labour nomination for [[Mayor of London]] and former Minister and MP [[Tessa Jowell]] along with several journalists and MPs from various parties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2015 |title=Row over 'sexist' Kendall and Cooper article |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-23/spectator-under-fire-over-sexist-article-on-liz-kendall-and-yvette-cooper-looks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301012754/http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-23/spectator-under-fire-over-sexist-article-on-liz-kendall-and-yvette-cooper-looks |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |website=ITV News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1= York |first1=Chris |website=The Huffington Post |date=23 August 2015 |title=This Spectator Article On Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall Is All Kinds Of 1950s Wrong |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/23/charles-morris-yvette-cooper-liz-kendal_n_8026796.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824181950/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/23/charles-morris-yvette-cooper-liz-kendal_n_8026796.html |archive-date=24 August 2015 |access-date=24 August 2015}}</ref>

In 2018, Nelson and deputy editor [[Freddy Gray (journalist)|Freddy Gray]] launched a digital-only version of ''The Spectator USA''. The monthly print magazine ''The Spectator US Edition'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=October |url=https://spectatorworld.com/magazine/october-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111212224/https://spectatorworld.com/magazine/october-2019/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=The Spectator World |language=en-US}}</ref> alongside the website spectator.us, was launched with the Inaugural Edition in October 2019 and the publication surpassed 10,000 subscribers in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silvera |first=Ian |title=A little less snark, a little more mischief from The Spectator USA |url=https://www.news-future.com/p/a-little-less-snark-a-little-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120071316/https://www.news-future.com/p/a-little-less-snark-a-little-more |archive-date=20 January 2021 |access-date=22 January 2021 |website=www.news-future.com}}</ref> For the October 2020 issue, the title was changed to ''The Spectator Est. 1828'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=October |url=https://spectatorworld.com/magazine/october-2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113093024/https://spectatorworld.com/magazine/october-2020/ |archive-date=13 January 2022 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=The Spectator World |language=en-US}}</ref> with the website remaining the same. For the June 2021 issue, the website changed to spectatorworld.com as the name changed again to ''The Spectator World''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=June |url=https://spectatorworld.com/magazine/june-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111211221/https://spectatorworld.com/magazine/june-2021/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=The Spectator World |language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2023, it was reported that, following a breakdown in discussions relating to a financial dispute, [[Lloyds Bank]] was planning to take over control of the companies owning the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''Spectator'' titles and sell them off.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=2023-06-06 |title=Telegraph parent company faces being put into administration |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/06/telegraph-parent-company-faces-being-put-into-administration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616162659/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/06/telegraph-parent-company-faces-being-put-into-administration |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=2023-06-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kleinman |first=Mark |date=7 June 2023 |title=Lloyds to launch £600m Telegraph auction after seizing control |url=https://news.sky.com/story/lloyds-to-launch-600m-telegraph-auction-after-seizing-control-12897863 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616163115/https://news.sky.com/story/lloyds-to-launch-600m-telegraph-auction-after-seizing-control-12897863 |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> Representatives of the Barclay family have described the reports as "irresponsible".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ponsford |first=Dominic |date=2023-06-07 |title=Barclay family says reports Telegraph will enter administration are 'unfounded' |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/telegraph-administration-barclays/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616163440/https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/telegraph-administration-barclays/ |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> That same month, Telegraph Media Group Limited (TMG) was put up for sale, after its parent company B.UK, a Bermuda-based holding company, went into receivership. Howard and Aidan Barclay were removed as directors.<ref name="Receivership BBC">{{cite news |date=7 June 2023 |title=Telegraph Media Group set to be put up for sale |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65835312 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616154313/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65835312 |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> When a company linked to the United Arab Emirates attempted to buy TMG, chairman Andrew Neil threatened to quit, saying: "You cannot have a major mainstream newspaper group owned by an undemocratic government or dictatorship where no one has a vote."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cahill |first1=Helen |title=Telegraph bid should be blocked, says Andrew Neil |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/media/article/telegraph-bid-should-be-blocked-says-andrew-neil-5t7lt3zcd}}</ref> Fraser Nelson, editor of ''The Spectator'', also opposed the move, saying "the very reason why a foreign government would want to buy a sensitive asset is the very reason why a national government should be wary of selling them."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Fraser |date=26 January 2024 |title=Fraser Nelson: governments should never own our press |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/fraser-nelson-governments-should-never-own-our-press/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616164110/https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/fraser-nelson-governments-should-never-own-our-press/ |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=The Spectator |location=13:38-13:47}}</ref>