Vernon Coleman and The Spectator (part 2)


Early in 2004, The Spectator published a rather unpleasant article about me. The piece was poorly researched and written, and so inaccurate that the magazine subsequently had little choice but to publish a lengthy letter from me outlining some of the errors. At the time I found it difficult to understand why The Spectator should want to attack me. It seemed that someone at the magazine was upset by my books drawing attention to the notable shortcomings of the European Union and the United States of America.

I realised that my books had not made me popular with the New Labour Government but I couldn't see why this should upset The Spectator so much.

I did wonder if maybe my books had annoyed Conrad Black, at the time a director of the company which owned The Spectator. But I rather thought that in view of his own well-publicised problems Black had enough on his plate at the time.

Now I wonder if I might possibly have found another explanation.

It has, in recent months, become clear that David Blunkett MP, the Home Secretary was, at the time that The Spectator published its attack on me, having an affair with the female Publisher of the magazine.

I have for some years not only been attacking Mr Blunkett's Government but also publishing powerful attacks on Mr Blunkett himself. Almost every other commentator has shied away from criticising Blunkett (possibly, I suspect, because of his blindness). I have persistently been the only person to question Blunkett's suitability for the job of Home Secretary.

Mr Blunkett has been accused of using his position as Home Secretary to help his mistress.

Is it possible that the mistress might perhaps have used her position as Publisher of The Spectator to help Mr Blunkett?


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