James Forsyth (journalist)

James Forsyth is a British political journalist and political editor of The Spectator magazine. He is also a weekly columnist for The Sun on Saturdays and previously the Mail on Sunday.[1]

James Forsyth
Born1981
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
Winchester College
OccupationJournalist
Known forThe Spectator
The Sun
Mail on Sunday
Spouse(s)Allegra Stratton

Early life

Forsyth was educated at Winchester College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He joined Foreign Policy magazine as assistant editor[2] before launching Coffee House,[3] The Spectator's political blog in 2007.[4] He was appointed deputy editor, online, of The Spectator in 2008[5] and political editor in 2009.[6]

He is an advisory board member of the ResPublica think tank in Westminster.[7]

Personal life

Forsyth is married to former ITV News editor Allegra Stratton,[8] who is now a government director of communications.[9]

References
  1. "Articles by James Forsyth | The Spectator Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com.
  2. "James Forsyth - Advisory Board Member". ResPublica. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  3. "Author: James Forsyth | Coffee House". Coffee House. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. "Welcome to the liveliest of coffee houses — online". The Spectator.
  5. "Spectator rejigs team as Reid retires". The Guardian.
  6. "James Forsyth named Spectator political editor". The Guardian.
  7. "Britain and Immigration - which way forward? | ResPublica". ResPublica. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. "The Londoner: Co-anchor Allegra Stratton departs Peston". Evening Standard. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. D'Urso, Joey [@josephmdurso] (25 April 2020). "New: ITV News National Editor Allegra Stratton is leaving to work for Chancellor Rishi Sunak as Director of Strategic Communications at the Treasury, ITV News staff have been told in an email" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 April 2020 – via Twitter.


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