2. List of British current affairs magazines
The Spectator
News Statesman
Prospect
The Week
Private Eye
Money Week
The Oldie
London Review of Books
Money Observer
The Economist
3. The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current
affairs. It was first published in July 1828, thus making it the oldest weekly
magazine in the world.
It is owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also own The Daily
Telegraph newspaper, via Press Holdings. Its principal subject areas are politics
and culture. Its editorial outlook is generally supportive of the Conservative
Party, although regular contributors include some outside that fold, such
as Frank Field and Rod Liddle. Alongside columns and features on current and
not-so-current affairs, the magazine also contains arts pages on books, music,
opera, and film and TV reviews.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_
Spectator
4. News Statesman
The New Statesman is a British political and cultural magazine published
in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12
April 1913, it was connected then with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and
other leading members of the socialist Fabian Society, such as George
Bernard Shaw, who was a founding director.
Today, the magazine is a print-digital hybrid. According to its present
self-description, it has a liberal, progressive political position. Jason
Cowley, the magazine's editor, has described the New Statesman as a
publication "of the left, for the left" but also as "a political and literary
magazine" with "skeptical" politics. The magazine was founded by
members of the Fabian Society as a weekly review of politics and
literature. The longest-serving editor was Kingsley Martin (1930–1960),
and the current editor is Jason Cowley, who assumed the post in 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_States
man
5. Prospect
Prospect is a monthly British general-interest magazine, specializing
in politics, economics and current affairs. Topics covered include
British, European, and US politics, social issues, art, literature,
cinema, science, the media, history, philosophy, and
psychology. Prospect features a mixture of lengthy analytic articles,
first-person reportage, one-page columns, and shorter, quirky items.
The magazine was launched in October 1995 by David Goodhart,
then a senior correspondent for the Financial Times, and
chairman Derek Coombs. Goodhart produced the idea of producing
an essay-based monthly general-interest magazine—a form at that
time unknown in Britain—while covering German reunification
as Bonn correspondent for the Financial Times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_(ma
gazine)
6. The Week
The Week is a weekly news magazine with editions in the United Kingdom
and United States. The British publication was founded in 1995 and the
American edition started in 2001; an Australian edition was published
between 2008 and 2012. A children's edition, The Week Junior, has been
published in the UK since 2015, and the US since 2020.
The Week was founded in the United Kingdom by Jolyon Connell in 1995. In
April 2001, the magazine began publishing an American edition; and an
Australian edition followed in October 2008. Dennis Publishing, founded
by Felix Dennis, publishes the UK edition and, until 2012, published the
Australian edition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Week
7. Private Eye
Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news
magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been
edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely recognized
for its prominent criticism and lampooning of public figures. It is also
known for its in-depth investigative journalism into under-reported
scandals and cover-ups.
Private Eye is Britain's best-selling current affairs magazine, and such
is its long-term popularity and impact that many of its recurring in-
jokes have entered popular culture in the United Kingdom. The
magazine bucks the trend of declining circulation for print media,
having recorded its highest ever circulation in the second half of
2016. It is privately owned and highly profitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Eye
8. Money Week
Money Week is a British weekly investment magazine that covers
financial and economic news and provides commentary and
analysis across the UK and global markets. Money Week is edited
in London.
It is owned by Money Week Limited, which is now a subsidiary of
London-based Dennis Publishing Limited, which owned it once
before, prior to 2002. From July to December 2015, the magazine
had an Audit Bureau of Circulations certified circulation of 45,540
(99.0% of which was in the UK and Ireland)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoneyWeek
9. The Oldie
• The Oldie is a British monthly magazine written for older
people "as a light-hearted alternative to a press obsessed with
youth and celebrity", according to its website. The magazine
was launched in 1992 by Richard Ingrams, who was its editor
for 22 years, following 23 years in the same post at Private Eye.
• In June 2014, after Ingram's dispute with the magazine's
publisher led to his departure, Alexander Chancellor became
the editor. Alexander Chancellor died suddenly in January
2017, and Harry Mount took over the editorship. The
magazine has just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and its
circulation continues to rise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oldie
10. London review of books
The London Review of Books is a British literary magazine published
twice monthly which features articles and essays
on fiction and non-fiction subjects which are usually structured
as book reviews.
The LRB was founded in 1979, when publication of The Times
Literary Supplement was suspended during the year-long lock-
out at The Times. Its founding editors were Karl Miller, then
professor of English at University College London, Mary-Kay
Wilmers, formerly an editor at The Times Literary Supplement,
and Susannah Clapp, a former editor at Jonathan Cape. For its first
six months, it appeared as an insert in The New York Review of
Books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Review_of_Books
11. Money Observer
Money Observer is a British monthly personal finance and
investment magazine published by Moneywise Publishing, a
subsidiary of Interactive Investor.
First published in October 1979 as a supplement in The
Observer Sunday newspaper, the magazine has expanded from 12
pages to an average of 100 pages per issue. In addition to a string
of successful share tips, the award-winning editorial team offers
specific advice designed to help readers find great deals
from savings accounts to stock broking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_Observer
12. The Economist
The Economist is an international weekly newspaper printed
in magazine-format and published digitally that focuses on current
affairs, international business, politics, and technology.
Based in London, England, the newspaper is owned by The Economist
Group, with core editorial offices in the United States, as well as across
major cities in continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In August
2015, Pearson sold its 50 percent stake in the newspaper to the
Italian Agnelli family's investment company, Exor, for £469 million and
the paper re-acquired the remaining shares for £182 million ($206
million). In 2019, their average global print circulation was over
909,476, while combined with their digital presence, runs to over 1.6
million. Across their social media platforms, it reaches an audience of
35 million, as of 2016. The newspaper has a prominent focus on data
journalism and analysis over original reporting, to both criticism and
acclaim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist
