Fraser Nelson



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Full name: Fraser Nelson

Area of interest: Politics

Journals: The Spectator

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Blog: Spectator.co / Fraser Nelson

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Career: Previously political editor of The Scotsman Current position/role: political editor


 * also writes/has written for: political columnist for the News of the World; political editor of The Business; occasional guest columnist for The Times

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Other: 'Spectator' editor vows not to soil his hands with politics, interview with Matthew Bell, The Independent, 14th March 2010



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Speaking/Appearances: The Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture, Centre for Policy Studies, 3rd February 2010

Current debate: the motion'' - Are free markets a necessary and sufficient condition for free minds, or do they leave us prey to over-powerful corporations? - Centre for Policy Studies debate on Rupert Murdoch's Inaugural Margaret Thatcher Lecture October 2010 

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Articles:

 * a merger with the Tories will save most Liberal Democrat MPs'' - The forthcoming Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election spells danger for Nick Clegg's party in more ways than one - 3rd January 2011 (writing in The Telegraph)
 * keep your seat, stick to your principles'' - The Commons is full of Thatcher’s children, with an eye on the next election. They will not be lobby fodder - 15th May 2010 (writing in The Times)
 * hard to see what is Tory about the Tories'' - Cameron has become trapped in Labour’s snares. He must free himself to set a bold agenda. Caution will lead only to failure - 4th February 2010 (writing in The Times)
 * They wish we all could be Californian: the new Tory plan - Fraser Nelson says that the Conservatives are taking their cue from the West Coast of America: the land of Google, Stanford University and venture capital. They want to rebuild Britain in California’s image: dynamic, high-tech, green and ‘family-friendly’ - 25th February 2009



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