current affairs magazines analysis

1. Current affairs magazines
The Spectator
New statesman
Private eye
The week
Prospect
MoneyWeek
The Oldie
Barn
Money Observer
Chartist
Time

3. Private eye is a British current affairs magazine,
founded in 1961. It is published in London and
has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. It is
owned by Pressdram LTD.
The target audience is mainly 20-50 year olds as
the main topic of interests are about prime
ministers, politicians and business people.
The periodicity of a private eye magazine is
published fortnightly.
Private eye is widely viewed as left wing
because of the humour used. It has always been
printed on cheap paper and resembles, in
format and content, a comic as much as a
serious magazine.

4. The New statesman is a British political and cultural
magazine published in London.
The New Statesman is seen as an essential source of
information and evaluation by senior politicians, civil
servants, business decision-makers, heads of local
authorities, trade unions, trade associations and almost
every opinion shaper in the UK. In short, it is
acknowledged as the most influential current affairs and
business publication in the UK. The New Statesman’s
readership is made up of subscribers, newsstand buyers
and a senior-level controlled circulation.
New statesman readers are affluent and charitable: 62%
earn more than 50k per annum, 24% earn more than 75k
per annum and 90% of readers donate regularly to
charities.
- 24% hold an elected position
- 54% in the public sector
- 47% in the corporate sector
- 8% in the voluntary sector
- 63% are involved in political affairs
- 22% are active in policy development
- 79% regularly take part in political debate
- 25% work in education

5. The Spectator is a weekly British magazine on
politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first
published in July 1828. It is owned by David and
Frederick Barclay, who also own The Daily Telegraph
newspaper. Its main subjects of interests are politics
and culture.
The Spectator has the highest profile of social grade
As, more than any other news/political magazine.
- 29% of readers are in top positions within their
companies, at CEO or director level.
- 21% earn 100k per annum plus
- 23% have assets of 500k plus.
- 20% have three or more cars
The frequency of the magazines published is weekly.
The spectator is politically conservative. It is known
to have right wing bias as it has no emphasis on
ideas such as freedom, rights and equality.

6. The Week is a weekly British news magazine founded in
1995 by Jolyon Connell. Its main focus is news and
commentary relevant to important world events, as well as
science, business and the arts.
It is owned by the company named Dennis Publishing, who
also own other magazines such as Money Week, The Week
Junior and The Week Day.
The magazine has a 50% male, 50% female readership. 69%
AB profile. The readership core is aged between 35-54, at
the peak of their profession and earning power
The Week describes itself as a source helping readers to
understand all issues from different angles. This shows that
the political ideology is in the centre and shows all aspects
of recent events around the world.
The frequency of a magazine published is weekly.

7. Prospect is a monthly British general-interest
magazine, specialising in politics, economics and
current affairs.
Each issue brings together the sharpest minds on
the events and ideas that define the modern world.
What results is an entertaining, informative and
open-minded magazine. This suggests that it is a left
centre biased. This is also based on editorial inputs
and due to a clean fact check record.
Prospect readers represents C Suite and Senior
Business figures across different industries. They are
sophisticated investors and have a extremely high
net worth:
- Average net worth of £891,980
- Average main property value of £654,000
- 72% have two or more investments
- 54% have three or more investments.

8. Chartist is the bi-monthly political magazine of the
democratic left. Their idea of democratic socialism is as
much about the political movement and means of
mobilisation used to advance political ideas as it is about
the ideas themselves.
Its name is inspired by the Chartists, a British democratic
movement which existed from 1838–1857.
The chartist magazine is seen as more left wing due to
the fact that it seeks to invite debates with various
independent movements.
Chartist defines its policy as being "to promote debate
amongst people active in radical politics about the
contemporary relevance of democratic socialism across
the spectrum of politics, economics, science, philosophy,
art, interpersonal relations – in short, the whole realm of
social life".

9. Current affairs in the UK
Social:
• Cyber crime, hate crime and bullying.
• Mental health
• Obesity
• The NHS
• Drug abuse
• Violent crime
• Poor urban areas
• Coronavirus
• Homeless people living on streets.
• Racism
Economic:
• Low economic growth
• Poor productivity growth which affects long-
term growth prospects.
• Low business investment
• Structural unemployment
• Structural under-funding of public services.
• Minimum wage
• Brexit
• Taxes
Environmental
• Air pollution
• Litter
• Waste
• Soil contamination
• Climate change
• Plastic pollution
• Biodiversity