Spectator Apologizes For Alterations In Book Review

The Spectator has apologized for editing a book review of Stephen Robinson’s The Remarkable Life of Bill Deedes that omitted reference to the ownership of the Daily Telegraph, for which Lord Deedes worked, as well as the ownership of the Spectator. The author of the review, Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, complained about the edits before they were made and after publication to the Press Complaints Commission. The changes in wording made it seem as though Lord Deedes was referring to his colleagues as a “stinking mob” when in actuality he was referring to the management of the paper in those terms. The Spectator printed the apology on June 14. Read more here.