Indeed, but not withstanding the Greenslade defence
The Mail has been fairly consistent in its support for right wing causes, so it’s not just it’s fascist flirtation of 80 years ago, as this blog published in 2012 argues:
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More recently it’s added islamaphobia to its charge sheet and I believe is no longer accepted by Wikipedia as a trusted source (correct me if I’m wrong). The Guardian has wobbled around what it sees as the political centre - a reference point that shifts with the sands of time, if it has been consistent in anything it’s been in its rejection of what might be seen as ‘the left’ of the Labour Party - from Bevan to Corbyn.
Mind you, the greatest transformation of the last century is the transformation of the once TUC owned, and best selling Daily Herald into the Sun - if interested, go to the bit about the ‘Sun before Murdoch’ in its Wkipedia entry:
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Posted By: Tressells Broadbrush on February 1st 2018 at 16:13:53
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- It's always amusing to judge newspapers (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 1, 14:03:11
- Indeed, but not withstanding the Greenslade defence (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Feb 1, 16:13:53
- how about this (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 1, 15:48:08
- Very interesting. (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Feb 1, 16:06:09
- and quite a lot of support (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 1, 16:12:19
- I particularly liked the Beveridge quotation .... (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 1, 16:19:23
- and quite a lot of support (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 1, 16:12:19
- i meant that as a reply to KB (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 1, 15:48:56
- Very interesting. (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Feb 1, 16:06:09
- Link gives a 404 Error (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Feb 1, 15:07:10
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