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Fraser Nelson

The Telegraph

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True blue / ‘I asked for a substitute for the f-word. He suggested the c-word’: the joy of editing Rod

It was in Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where I was sitting waiting for the judge’s verdict, that I decided I needed a better way of handling...

10.08.2026 10

The Spectator

Fraser Nelson

‘I asked for a substitute for the f-word. He suggested the c-word’: the joy of editing Rod

It was in Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where I was sitting waiting for the judge’s verdict, that I decided I needed a better way of handling...

10.08.2026 20

The Spectator

Fraser Nelson

True blue / ‘I asked for a substitute for the f-word. He suggested the c-word’: the joy of editing Rod

It was in Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where I was sitting waiting for the judge’s verdict, that I decided I needed a better way of handling...

06.08.2026 20

The Spectator

Fraser Nelson

‘I asked for a substitute for the f-word. He suggested the c-word’: the joy of editing Rod

It was in Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where I was sitting waiting for the judge’s verdict, that I decided I needed a better way of handling...

06.08.2026 20

The Spectator

Fraser Nelson

Editing Rod / Why I could never tone down Rod Liddle

Rod Liddle has died at the age of 66. In 2019, Fraser Nelson, then-editor of The Spectator, wrote about the foolishness of those who thought he could...

03.08.2026 20

The Spectator

Fraser Nelson

How the Germans saved the Telegraph

I spent my last year as editor of this magazine trapped on an auction block, hunting for a new proprietor. It was agony. There was a list of about 20...

12.03.2026 20

The Spectator

Fraser Nelson

Reform threatens to smash Yes/No divide in Scotland - here's how

The first time that Nigel Farage campaigned in Scotland he ended up barricaded in an Edinburgh pub. He was portrayed the quintessential Little...

27.06.2025 10

Herald Scotland

Fraser Nelson