A SCOTTISH Reform defector has been called out for taking a new job with the London-based Spectator magazine.
Jamie McGuire has taken up an internship with the right-wing magazine – while remaining in post as a councillor in Renfrewshire.
On Tuesday, he posted on his LinkedIn: “I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as a Broadcast Intern at The Spectator!”
This was picked up by a Twitter/X account called Reform UK Exposed which said: “Wonder how he’ll serve his Renfrewshire constituents from Old Queen Street, Westminster.”
McGuire’s exact arrangement with The Spectator, edited by Tory peer Michael Gove (below), is unknown. He told The National: “It’s a week-long internship and for King’s College London it was only Thursday and Friday most of which I did virtually.”
The councillor, who serves Renfrew North and Braehead and defected to Nigel Farage’s party earlier this month, is also currently studying for a master’s degree in government studies at King’s College London.
Speaking to the university’s official website, McGuire admitted that “balancing my studies with my role as an elected councillor is demanding” but added: “It does not feel like a burden.”
The author of the blog noted McGuire’s “long commute from Scotland to London”.
McGuire is paid £21,344 per year for his job as a councillor.
