A good all round read (Spectator, The)

Member Name: JACGriffith

Product:	Spectator, The
Date:	09/10/00 (12 review reads)
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Advantages: well written, wide variety of topics covered

Disadvantages: it isn't free

The Spectator is a weekly magazine which contains commentary on news and current affairs, book reviews, film reviews and other things in a similar vein. The Spectator itself is a Tory magazine (it is owned by the owner of the Telegraph group), and this is refected in its editorial line (its editor is the excellent Boris Johnson), and the views of its regular columnists, however the bulk of the news comment is written by guest journalists and politicians and is a lot more varied. The articles are well researched, and well written, and if controversal will usually be replied to on the letters page.

To those of a Tory disposition, there really is no reason not to read this magazine, if you are interested in current affairs or culture, however there is a lot in it for lefties too, if only to understand your opponents better!

If you aren't convinced, buy it once (its only a couple of quid), and I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised

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