Who is Paul Marshall?
<p>A decade ago, the hedge fund manager Paul Marshall was known as a Lib Dem donor and founder of the Ark academy chain. Now, as the owner of&nbsp;<em>UnHerd</em>, GB News and, since last September, the&nbsp;<em>Spectator</em>, he’s a right-wing media tycoon. Peter Geoghegan joins Thomas Jones to discuss Marshall’s transformation. He explains the ‘symbiotic relationship’ between Marshall and Michael Gove, their shared connection to evangelical Christianity, and the changing shape of conservative politics in Britain.</p><br><p>Find further reading on the episode page: <a href="https://lrb.me/marshallpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/marshallpod</a></p><br><p><strong>Sponsored links:</strong></p><br><p>Use the code ‘LRB’ to get £150 off Serious Readers lights here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.seriousreaders.com/lrb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.seriousreaders.com/lrb</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
The LRB Podcast · The London Review of Books
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Show Notes
A decade ago, the hedge fund manager Paul Marshall was known as a Lib Dem donor and founder of the Ark academy chain. Now, as the owner of UnHerd, GB News and, since last September, the Spectator, he’s a right-wing media tycoon. Peter Geoghegan joins Thomas Jones to discuss Marshall’s transformation. He explains the ‘symbiotic relationship’ between Marshall and Michael Gove, their shared connection to evangelical Christianity, and the changing shape of conservative politics in Britain.
Find further reading on the episode page: https://lrb.me/marshallpod
Sponsored links:
Use the code ‘LRB’ to get £150 off Serious Readers lights here: https://www.seriousreaders.com/lrb
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.