Newspapers, which is the more right wing.
Discussion
The Daily Telegraph
Strongly conservative outlook. (It started out in life as a liberal paper - funny how you get more right-wing as you get older.) Some efforts to appear more trendy in recent years, but common perception of it is still as a paper read by retired colonels in SE English villages.
The Times
Tends to be conservative, though surpassed in this by the Daily Telegraph by quite some distance. Used to be Rupert Murdoch's broadsheet vehicle, until they went tabloid in 2004, after promising for months that they never would.
The Guardian
Left-of-centre - the paper of social protest and commonly seen as a favourite with students, teachers, social workers and hippies. Generally pro-European, pro-welfare state, pro-civil rights; has recently launched a concerted anti-monarchy campaign.
The Independent
The newest of the qualities, set up with the claim that it would not swallow whole the assumptions foisted on other papers by the Government's press lobby system. Leans slightly to the left, though not as much as The Guardian.
The Financial Times
As the name implies, it focuses strongly on economic matters, restricting its news coverage to the weightiest events. Pretty much neutral politically, although its economic focus means it's seen to be the paper of business and entrepreneurship and thus to have a bias to the right.
The Daily Mail
A newspaper for Stepford wives. Articles tend to be written in one of two tones - either sycophantic praise of middle-class lifestyles and their trappings, or moral outrage at the ever-increasing wickedness of the modern world. Rabidly conservative.
The Daily Express
Similar to the Mail, but a bit more balanced. Or less unbalanced, if you'd rather.
The Sun
The red-top par excellence. Historically right-wing and often touching on the xenophobic, it's supported Labour in the last three general elections.
The Mirror
Ousted from its earlier dominance of the bottom end of the market by The Sun. Traditionally a left-wing paper.
The Daily Star
Launched in the early 1980s with the aim of competing for The Sun's readership, and thus with similar sensationalism and right-wing politics - though the political content is negligible.
The Daily Sport
Oh come on!
The Morning Star
Historically the newspaper of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Broke with the CPGB after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Still on the far left, though.
Strongly conservative outlook. (It started out in life as a liberal paper - funny how you get more right-wing as you get older.) Some efforts to appear more trendy in recent years, but common perception of it is still as a paper read by retired colonels in SE English villages.
The Times
Tends to be conservative, though surpassed in this by the Daily Telegraph by quite some distance. Used to be Rupert Murdoch's broadsheet vehicle, until they went tabloid in 2004, after promising for months that they never would.
The Guardian
Left-of-centre - the paper of social protest and commonly seen as a favourite with students, teachers, social workers and hippies. Generally pro-European, pro-welfare state, pro-civil rights; has recently launched a concerted anti-monarchy campaign.
The Independent
The newest of the qualities, set up with the claim that it would not swallow whole the assumptions foisted on other papers by the Government's press lobby system. Leans slightly to the left, though not as much as The Guardian.
The Financial Times
As the name implies, it focuses strongly on economic matters, restricting its news coverage to the weightiest events. Pretty much neutral politically, although its economic focus means it's seen to be the paper of business and entrepreneurship and thus to have a bias to the right.
The Daily Mail
A newspaper for Stepford wives. Articles tend to be written in one of two tones - either sycophantic praise of middle-class lifestyles and their trappings, or moral outrage at the ever-increasing wickedness of the modern world. Rabidly conservative.
The Daily Express
Similar to the Mail, but a bit more balanced. Or less unbalanced, if you'd rather.
The Sun
The red-top par excellence. Historically right-wing and often touching on the xenophobic, it's supported Labour in the last three general elections.
The Mirror
Ousted from its earlier dominance of the bottom end of the market by The Sun. Traditionally a left-wing paper.
The Daily Star
Launched in the early 1980s with the aim of competing for The Sun's readership, and thus with similar sensationalism and right-wing politics - though the political content is negligible.
The Daily Sport
Oh come on!
The Morning Star
Historically the newspaper of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Broke with the CPGB after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Still on the far left, though.
bigandclever said:
The Daily Mail
Articles tend to be written in one of two tones - either sycophantic praise of middle-class lifestyles and their trappings, or moral outrage at the ever-increasing wickedness of the modern world. Rabidly conservative.
This is so true ... the missus still buys it though - although not the for the political content - and we haven't voted Tory for yonks ...
bigandclever said:
The Daily Telegraph
Strongly conservative outlook. (It started out in life as a liberal paper - funny how you get more right-wing as you get older.) Some efforts to appear more trendy in recent years, but common perception of it is still as a paper read by retired colonels in SE English villages.
The Times
Tends to be conservative, though surpassed in this by the Daily Telegraph by quite some distance. Used to be Rupert Murdoch's broadsheet vehicle, until they went tabloid in 2004, after promising for months that they never would.
The Guardian
Left-of-centre - the paper of social protest and commonly seen as a favourite with students, teachers, social workers and hippies. Generally pro-European, pro-welfare state, pro-civil rights; has recently launched a concerted anti-monarchy campaign.
The Independent
The newest of the qualities, set up with the claim that it would not swallow whole the assumptions foisted on other papers by the Government's press lobby system. Leans slightly to the left, though not as much as The Guardian.
The Financial Times
As the name implies, it focuses strongly on economic matters, restricting its news coverage to the weightiest events. Pretty much neutral politically, although its economic focus means it's seen to be the paper of business and entrepreneurship and thus to have a bias to the right.
The Daily Mail
A newspaper for Stepford wives. Articles tend to be written in one of two tones - either sycophantic praise of middle-class lifestyles and their trappings, or moral outrage at the ever-increasing wickedness of the modern world. Rabidly conservative.
The Daily Express
Similar to the Mail, but a bit more balanced. Or less unbalanced, if you'd rather.
The Sun
The red-top par excellence. Historically right-wing and often touching on the xenophobic, it's supported Labour in the last three general elections.
The Mirror
Ousted from its earlier dominance of the bottom end of the market by The Sun. Traditionally a left-wing paper.
The Daily Star
Launched in the early 1980s with the aim of competing for The Sun's readership, and thus with similar sensationalism and right-wing politics - though the political content is negligible.
The Daily Sport
Oh come on!
The Morning Star
Historically the newspaper of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Broke with the CPGB after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Still on the far left, though.
Not sure how interesting this is but my Dad when he was on the railway used to have to look after the royal train when it was in his patch. He had to buy 4 copies of all the above minus the morning star plus the racing post. God knows how they managed to read them all.
bigandclever said:
A very entertaining summary!
think the torygraph has changed a fair bit recently...their attempt at growing their audience has definitely led to an increase in tabloid style sensationalist toss. used to get it on Saturday cos the motoring bit was good, but after the astonishing front page cock i read a few weeks back re: 'Muslims hate the UK - we've asked about 50' i definitely wont be buying it again!
Yes Minister said:
The Times is read by the people who run the country.
The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country.
The Guardian is read by the people who think they ought to run the country.
The Morning Star is read by the people who think the country ought to be run by another country.
The Independent is read by people who don't know who runs the country but are sure they're doing it wrong.
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
The Financial Times is read by the people who own the country.
The Daily Express is read by the people who think the country ought to be run as it used to be run.
The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who still think it is their country.
And the Sun's readers don't care who runs the country providing she has big tits.
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