What happened to the Rishi Sunak I knew at school?
This is The Spectator’s 10,000th issue since first publication in 1828, making it Britain’s longest continuously published magazine. There are newspapers that were established even earlier, however:
Berrow’s Worcester Journal — published irregularly until 1709 and continuously since then — 1690 Wiener Zeitung — 1703 Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung — 1705 Stamford Mercury — 1712 Gloucester Gazette — 1722 Gazzetta di Parma — 1735 News Letter (Belfast) —1737 Yorkshire Post — 1754
Print run
Who has edited The Spectator the longest?
Meredith Townsend — 36 years, 8 months (1861-97)
Robert Rintoul — 29 years, 7 months (1828-58) John St Loe Strachey — 27 years, 3 months (1897-1924)
Wilson Harris — 20 years, 6 months (1932-53) Fraser Nelson — 10 years 7 months (2009-present)
Virus ups and downs
Some assorted coronavirus reports:
— In Britain, shoplifting is down 54% since the lockdown was imposed. — At the peak of the virus in China in February it was the 49th most common cause of death reported in the country. — On 3 April, 2,029 critical care beds in England were reported to be free and ready for patients. This is more than before the coronavirus crisis. On the last day of February, 18.9% of England’s then 4,122 critical care beds — i.e. 779 — were reported to be free. Capacity has been increased in the meantime.
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