Pride with a dash of prejudice: How the Spectator succumbed to the narrative of anti-Muslim bigotry

The Spectator, Britain's oldest political magazine, is accused of anti-Muslim bigotry in a report by the Centre for Media Monitoring, which found 57.4% of its articles between 2018 and 2025 were biased against Muslims. The report criticizes the magazine for framing Muslim political participation as sinister, amplifying far-right rhetoric, and minimizing anti-Muslim hostility. Former associate editor Peter Oborne described the magazine as an 'apologist for bigotry, hatred and racism.'