 Montgomerie became a columnist for "The Times" soon after.In February 2013, Montgomerie announced that in April that year he would join "The Times" as comment editor, replacing Anne Spackman, but maintained a role as an "advisor" and weekly blogger for ConservativeHome.He founded the UnHerd website in 2017 "to appeal to people who instinctively refuse to follow the herd and also... to investigate 'unheard' ideas, individuals and communities".