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Reaction
Type of site
News/commentary
Available inEnglish
FoundedJune, 2016
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Founder(s)Iain Martin, Susan E. Walton, Sebastian Giraud
ChairmanRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
URLwww.reaction.life
LaunchedJune 2016
Current statusActive

Reaction.life is a British news website that features reporting and analysis on politics, economics, culture and ideas.[1][2][3]

Reaction is based in London and edited by former Scotsman, Telegraph and Wall Street Journal executive Iain Martin, who is also a columnist for The Times and The Conservative. In July 2016 former conservative MP Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury joined the board as Chairman. Mark Fox is Deputy Chairman.[4]

Notable stories

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On 30 June 2016, Boris Johnson withdrew from the Conservative Party leadership election, Iain Martin published an account of the run up to the unexpected announcement that day describing it as a "cuckoo in the nest" plot by Michael Gove.[5]

During the leadership election, Reaction published an article by a former colleague of Andrea Leadsom, Robert Stephens, alleging that she had misstated the extent of her roles in the financial sector.[6][7] This was the first of a series of revelations that lead to Leadsom withdrawing from the contest to become leader of the Conservative Party and UK Prime Minister.[8][9][10]

Columnists

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Regular writers and columnists for Reaction.life include:[11]

  • Adam Boulton, Editor-at-large of Sky News
  • Alastair Benn, Deputy Editor of Reaction.life[12]
  • Alice Crossley, Features Editor of Reaction.life[13]
  • Andrew Lilico, The Telegraph columnist
  • Anthony Peters, strategy consultant and financial writer
  • Caitlin Allen, journalist[14]
  • Chris Blackhurst, former Editor of The Independent
  • Dominic Frisby, comedian, financial writer and voice actor[15]
  • Gabriel Gavin, journalist and writer[16]
  • Iain Dale, broadcaster and commentator
  • Maggie Pagano, Executive Editor of Reaction.life[17]
  • Mattie Brignall, News Editor of Reaction.life[18]
  • Mutaz Ahmed, Telegraph reporter[19]
  • Oliver Rhodes, Online Editor of Reaction.life[20]
  • Olivia Utley, Telegraph Assistant Comment Editor[21]
  • Rachel Cunliffe, New Statesman Deputy Online Editor[22]
  • Robert Fox, Defence journalist

References

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  1. ^ "Divisions Within British Government Become More Toxic". VOA. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ Llewelyn, Abbie (8 March 2019). "BBC Question Time LIVE: Fiona Bruce hosts Owen Jones and Dominic Raab". Express.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "About Reaction". reaction.life. Reaction. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ^ "https://www.markfoxnews.com/ Archived 28 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine" Mark Fox News
  5. ^ Martin, Iain (30 June 2016). "How Boris was done in by a "cuckoo in the nest" plot". reaction.life. Reaction. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  6. ^ Stephens, Robert (5 July 2016). "Was Andrea Leadsom really such a City hotshot?". reaction.life. Reaction. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  7. ^ Kenber, Billy; Wilson, Harry (6 July 2016). "Leadsom admits 'misleading' claims on CV for top job". The Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ^ Pienaar, John (7 July 2016). "Tory leadership: Leadsom says CV criticism is 'ridiculous'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. ^ Nitch Smith, Matthew (6 July 2016). "Someone who worked with Andrea Leadsom says her CV isn't accurate". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  10. ^ Staff writer (1 July 2016). "Heute in den Feuilletons: "Lieblingsbeschäftigung gut gelauntes Schlechtgelauntsein"". spiegel.de (in German). Hamburg, Germany: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Writers". Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Register". Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Register". Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Register". Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Gabriel Gavin | Freelance Journalist | Muck Rack". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Maggie Pagano". Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Register". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Register". Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Oliver Rhodes | Freelance Journalist | Muck Rack". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Olivia Utley". 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  22. ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rachel-cunliffe-81a45738 [self-published source]