When Sir David Barclay, along with his twin brother Sir Frederick, bought The Spectator in 2004, the magazine came as a side dish with their purchase of the Daily Telegraph. Under their ownership, that quickly changed. The Spectator (1828) became a separate company with no financial cross-entanglements.
The Barclay method was to apply the three most valuable commodities any publication could ask for: patience, investment and editorial independence.
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