Reaction.life

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

Reaction

Type of site	News/commentary
Available in	English
Founded	June, 2016
Headquarters	Westminster, London , United Kingdom
Founder(s)	Iain Martin, Susan E. Walton, Sebastian Giraud
Chairman	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
URL	www.reaction.life
Launched	June 2016
Current status	Active

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

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

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

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]}