A good (non right wing/tory!) broadsheet newspaper?

[old skool tom]

im 33 now and although i'll still always buy 'the mirror',i also need a paper that can stimulate and educate me a little more.theres a limit to how much peter v jordan shit i can take! are there any good lefty/liberal papers out there that arent tabloids?

[odris]

I always pictured you being 17 for some reason.

[Thants]

All broadsheets have a reputation for leaning one way or another way but you're probably looking for the Guardian or Independent.

[RedinSweden]

I would probably go for the Independent

[kelster]

...

[masch]

Independent doesn't really lean in any direction, apart from that the rest of them are all shit.

 

Economist is often enlightening, if opinionated reading.

[hamstrung]

The Guardian is the "natural" progression from the Mirror.

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

they're all full of shit dude, have a read of Private Eye and the New Statesman, some good journos and some fun at the expense of the high and mighty - only thing newspapers are good for these days is cleaning the windows and sitting in "the office". Apologies to any of the good journos left out there.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

you're probably looking for the Guardian or Independent.

 

What he said. The Guardian slightly to the left, thus is my paper of choice. As for the Economist, don't, whatever you do, just buy one copy. They are about 4 quid. You can get them for a quid a copy if you subscribe for a year.

[Josef Svejk]

The Independent.

 

 

 

* If for no other reason than Rupert Murdoch's efforts to kill it off. But it's also a very good 'paper.

[Section_31]

im 33 now and although i'll still always buy 'the mirror',i also need a paper that can stimulate and educate me a little more.theres a limit to how much peter v jordan shit i can take! are there any good lefty/liberal papers out there that arent tabloids?

 

There are literally none other than the Guardian.

[Remmie]

Reading the news whilst concerning myself about the political bias of writer would do my head in, so I just tend to read the BBC. I'm sure some goon will now point out it's affiliation to some party or something, but you know what? I just want to know the fucking news, not be pigeon-holed into some socio-demographic grouping. I hate "well you read paper Y so your opinions on immigrants must be Z", it's really lazy stereotyping and cunts me square in the bastard.

[kelster]

[Elmyn Noos]

The Independent.

 

 

 

* If for no other reason than Rupert Murdoch's efforts to kill it off. But it's also a very good 'paper.

 

I just had to rep this post for its outstanding contribution to punctuation. Not many would bother with an apostrophe before the word paper.

[old skool tom]

The Guardian and Independent it is then!!!!!!!!!

 

i thank you

[old skool tom]

The Independent.

 

 

 

* If for no other reason than Rupert Murdoch's efforts to kill it off. But it's also a very good 'paper.

 

 

why? what did the gobshite try and do? did he try to buy it and have yet more control of the universe?

[old skool tom]

I always pictured you being 17 for some reason.

 

haha

 

actually i'm very mature.football & forums just brings out my inner child...........

 

now then, does anyone fancy a game of tick or manhunt?

[Josef Svejk]

why? what did the gobshite try and do? did he try to buy it and have yet more control of the universe?

 

As I recall, he initiated a price war, charging 10p for The Times or thereabouts, knowing that The Independent couldn't possibly compete at that level while The Times itself could sustain ridiculous losses.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

As I recall, he initiated a price war, charging 10p for The Times or thereabouts, knowing that The Independent couldn't possibly compete at that level while The Times itself could sustain ridiculous losses.

 

That man is such an intolerable cunt without even starting on The Sun and Hillsborough. Even if you've got no connection with Liverpool, don't remember Hillsborough and have no knowledge of The Sun article, he is still worthy of being one of the most hated men in the world.

[TheBitch]

The independent is a good paper, £1 a day for no jordan and peter, big brother or other such shite and some real news in it is well worth it.

[firemarshall]

The Independent..... never knowingly interesting.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Very good point about the despicable twat, he also makes hundreds of millions in this country every year and pays absolutely fuck all in tax!

 

Aye, yet another reason. He has far too much influence over people's opinions. Well, the coverage they get, which amounts to the same thing when it is aimed at the idiots that read The Sun newspaper.

 

For me, it has to be the Guardian. Charlie Brooker is worth it alone.

[airbags]

I suppose this isn't the time to say that I read the Times most days then. Even worse than that; Im Irish so have to go someway out of my way to buy it as you can't just get it in the local shop.

[Kevin D]

Very good point about the despicable twat, he also makes hundreds of millions in this country every year and pays absolutely fuck all in tax!

 

To be fair to Murdoch, admitedly difficult given he's a twat, he's just doing what I would given the chance. Would I fuck want to pay for a Government that I don't like to start wars I don't agree with or other such nonsense if I didn't have to.

 

The right answer is the Independant, the Guardian has the cheek to champion the opinion of Polly Tonybee which is unacceptable under any circumstances.

[jsjazz]

Grauniad for me - yes there are Toynbee articles but you can just laugh at her.

Independent sometimes comes up with articles from that smarmy Dominic Lawson which just annoy me, and the Inepedent on Sunday seems more right of centre. Do like Mark Steel articles though.