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Balls in 2020
Born (1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 (age 35) [1]
Aberdeen, Scotland
Alma mater University of Durham
OccupationJournalist
Years active2013–present
Employer The Spectator

Katy Balls (born 12 February 1989) is a British journalist. She is political editor of The Spectator . [2] [3]

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Early life

Born in Aberdeen, [4] Balls grew up in North Berwick and attended North Berwick High School. [5] [6] [7] She studied at the University of Durham, where she wrote for the university paper Palatinate on travel and music. [8] [9] [10] She graduated from Durham with a 2:1 degree in Philosophy in 2010. [11]

Career

Balls' media career began at The Daily Telegraph with the Mandrake column. [12] [13] She was diary editor at The Spectator , became a political correspondent for it in December 2016, was appointed deputy political editor in January 2019, [14] [15] [16] and promoted to political editor in January 2023. [17]

Balls writes a fortnightly column on Westminster politics for i. [18] Her column was nominated for Political Commentary of the Year at the 2017 Press Awards. [19] As of 2023, she hosts a podcast entitled Women With Balls. [20] Balls has made several television appearances, including The Bolt Report , Good Morning Britain , Sky News, Politics Live , The Andrew Marr Show , and Have I Got News for You . [21] [22]

Personal life

Balls is married to Max Bye, son of Ruby Wax. [23] [24]

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