George Eaton (born 27 November 1986) is a British writer and journalist. He is Senior Online Editor of the New Statesman, a position he was appointed to in February 2020. He was previously political editor from 2014 to 2018, joint deputy editor from 2018 to 2019, and an Assistant Editor from 2019 to 2020.
After working for PoliticsHome,[2] he was recruited to the New Statesman in 2009 by editor Jason Cowley as a staff writer and later edited the magazine's political blog The Staggers, which was named online comment site of the year at the 2013 Comment Awards.[3][4] He was political editor of the New Statesman from 2014 to 2018, joint deputy editor from 2018 to 2019. After his controversial Roger Scruton article, he moved to the position of assistant editor. Since February 2020 he has worked as Senior Online Editor.[5] He has also written for The Times, The Sunday Times and The Evening Standard.[6][7][8]
In August 2018, Eaton interviewed former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks who said that Jeremy Corbyn's remark that British Zionists "don't understand English irony" was "the most offensive statement made by a senior British politician since Enoch Powell's 1968 'Rivers of Blood' speech".[14] The interview became a defining moment in the Labour Party's antisemitism crisis.[15]
In April 2019, Eaton published an article in the New Statesman based on an interview he had had with conservative philosopher Roger Scruton, in which he claimed Scruton had made a number of racist remarks. He quoted Scruton as describing the "invasion of huge tribes of Muslims from the Middle East", and how "each Chinese person is a kind of replica of the next one".[17] The article led to Scruton being removed as a government adviser.[18] In response, Eaton posted a photograph to his public Instagram account showing him drinking from a bottle of champagne with the caption, "The feeling when you get right-wing racist and homophobe Roger Scruton sacked".[19] Various figures criticised Eaton claiming he had mischaracterised Scruton's comments and after journalist Douglas Murray acquired a copy of the actual interview Scruton was totally exonerated.[20][21] Eaton apologized for the Instagram post, but defended the interview. He was demoted several months later.[22] The New Statesman later apologised to Scruton, saying that partial quotations used to promote the article did not accurately represent his views.[20] In July 2019 Scruton was reappointed to the government commission.
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^""I hope for Goldman Sachs' bankruptcy": Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Skin in the Game". www.newstatesman.com. 9 June 2021.
^"Yanis Varoufakis: Covid-19 has "turbocharged the EU's failures"". www.newstatesman.com. 11 May 2020.
^"Ben Bernanke: Austerity went too far in the UK". www.newstatesman.com. 8 June 2021.
^"Corbyn's Zionist remarks were "most offensive" since Enoch Powell, says ex-chief rabbi". www.newstatesman.com. 10 June 2021.
^"A senior British rabbi takes the fight to Jeremy Corbyn". The Economist.
^Keirle, Matthew (20 February 2015). "Fishburn's guide to the general election: Planning for Uncertainty". PRWeek. London. from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^"Roger Scruton: "Cameron's resignation was the death knell of the Conservative Party"". www.newstatesman.com. 7 June 2021.
^"Government housing adviser Sir Roger Scruton fired". Property Week. 10 April 2019.
^editor, Jim Waterson Media (25 April 2019). "New Statesman and Spectator in dirty tricks row over Scruton tape". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 November 2019. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ abQuinn, Ben (23 July 2019). "Roger Scruton gets government job back after 'regrettable' sacking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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George Eaton born 27 November 1986 is a British writer and journalist He is Senior Online Editor of the New Statesman a position he was appointed to in February 2020 He was previously political editor from 2014 to 2018 joint deputy editor from 2018 to 2019 and an Assistant Editor from 2019 to 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksCareer editEaton was educated at Berkhamsted School and later studied at the University of Warwick between 2005 and 2008 graduating with a first class degree in History and Politics 1 After working for PoliticsHome 2 he was recruited to the New Statesman in 2009 by editor Jason Cowley as a staff writer and later edited the magazine s political blog The Staggers which was named online comment site of the year at the 2013 Comment Awards 3 4 He was political editor of the New Statesman from 2014 to 2018 joint deputy editor from 2018 to 2019 After his controversial Roger Scruton article he moved to the position of assistant editor Since February 2020 he has worked as Senior Online Editor 5 He has also written for The Times The Sunday Times and The Evening Standard 6 7 8 Eaton has interviewed public intellectuals including Francis Fukuyama 9 Christopher Hitchens 10 Nassim Nicholas Taleb 11 Yanis Varoufakis 12 and Ben Bernanke 13 In August 2018 Eaton interviewed former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks who said that Jeremy Corbyn s remark that British Zionists don t understand English irony was the most offensive statement made by a senior British politician since Enoch Powell s 1968 Rivers of Blood speech 14 The interview became a defining moment in the Labour Party s antisemitism crisis 15 He has featured in debating panels on various news stations such as BBC News Sky News and RT discussing issues including health tourism and Scottish independence In February 2015 he sat on a panel hosted by the PR company Fishburn at the Royal Society of Arts on the 2015 general election 16 In April 2019 Eaton published an article in the New Statesman based on an interview he had had with conservative philosopher Roger Scruton in which he claimed Scruton had made a number of racist remarks He quoted Scruton as describing the invasion of huge tribes of Muslims from the Middle East and how each Chinese person is a kind of replica of the next one 17 The article led to Scruton being removed as a government adviser 18 In response Eaton posted a photograph to his public Instagram account showing him drinking from a bottle of champagne with the caption The feeling when you get right wing racist and homophobe Roger Scruton sacked 19 Various figures criticised Eaton claiming he had mischaracterised Scruton s comments and after journalist Douglas Murray acquired a copy of the actual interview Scruton was totally exonerated 20 21 Eaton apologized for the Instagram post but defended the interview He was demoted several months later 22 The New Statesman later apologised to Scruton saying that partial quotations used to promote the article did not accurately represent his views 20 In July 2019 Scruton was reappointed to the government commission References edit George Eaton LinkedIn profile PM faces five nightmare scenarios Leeds Leeds Trinity University 28 February 2013 Archived from the original on 13 March 2013 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Burrell Ian 29 November 2015 The Media Column Why the left wing New Statesman is stubbornly resisting the lure of Corbynmania The Independent London Independent Print Limited ISSN 0951 9467 OCLC 185201487 Archived from the original on 3 December 2015 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Previous Winners Comment Awards 2009 2017 Eaton George 3 February 2020 Personal News Twitter Retrieved 3 February 2020 Labour and Lib Dems are natural allies again The Times 14 March 2014 Labour s Flagging Challenge The Sunday Times 23 November 2014 George Eaton Evening Standard author page Francis Fukuyama interview Socialism ought to come back www newstatesman com 17 October 2018 Being Christopher Hitchens www newstatesman com 12 July 2010 I hope for Goldman Sachs bankruptcy Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Skin in the Game www newstatesman com 9 June 2021 Yanis Varoufakis Covid 19 has turbocharged the EU s failures www newstatesman com 11 May 2020 Ben Bernanke Austerity went too far in the UK www newstatesman com 8 June 2021 Corbyn s Zionist remarks were most offensive since Enoch Powell says ex chief rabbi www newstatesman com 10 June 2021 A senior British rabbi takes the fight to Jeremy Corbyn The Economist Keirle Matthew 20 February 2015 Fishburn s guide to the general election Planning for Uncertainty PRWeek London Archived from the original on 28 February 2015 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Roger Scruton Cameron s resignation was the death knell of the Conservative Party www newstatesman com 7 June 2021 Government housing adviser Sir Roger Scruton fired Property Week 10 April 2019 editor Jim Waterson Media 25 April 2019 New Statesman and Spectator in dirty tricks row over Scruton tape The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 30 November 2019 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a last has generic name help a b Quinn Ben 23 July 2019 Roger Scruton gets government job back after regrettable sacking The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 30 November 2019 Waterson Jim editor Jim Waterson Media 25 April 2019 New Statesman and Spectator in dirty tricks row over Scruton tape The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 12 February 2023 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a last2 has generic name help The New Statesman apologises to Roger Scruton Coffee House 8 July 2019 Retrieved 7 February 2020 Bibliography editSadiq Khan The Making of a Mayor Biteback Publishing 2018 ISBN 1785901656External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Journalism portal George Eaton at the New Statesman George Eaton on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Eaton journalist amp oldid 1216634418, wikipedia, wiki, 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