Katy Balls | |
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.jpg) Balls in 2020 | |
| Born | 12 February 1989 (age 34)[1] Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Durham |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Employer | The Spectator |
Katy Balls (born 12 February 1989) is a British journalist. She is political editor of The Spectator.[2][3]
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]
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 the i[18] that was nominated for Political Commentary of the Year at the 2017 Press Awards.[19]
As of 2023[update] 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]