As The Spectator approaches its world record 10,000th edition:
1. It was founded in 1828 to promote the widening of the franchise (1832 Reform Act).
2. It was the only major British publication to support the North against the slave-owning South in the American Civil War
1. It was founded in 1828 to promote the widening of the franchise (1832 Reform Act).
2. It was the only major British publication to support the North against the slave-owning South in the American Civil War
3. It supported decriminalisation of homosexuality long before that was fashionable -- or popular.