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What are the political and editorial differences between the Guardian and the Independent?
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They are both liberal and the Indy tends to green liberal issues more than the Guardian. But its a toss between them really.
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The difference with both of them is, at least theres more than a modicome of "whats so" rather than what could be, might be, or maybe. Facts not fantasy and conjecture. They both command respect for the standards of integrity in reporting that they adhear to releasing. Hense why The independent won the newspaper of the year award.
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I am not all that sure. If I want balance, I usually look at the Guardian and Times online, and attempt to make up my mind from there.. It is possible that both Guardian and the Independent have little difference, and the differences in perspective that which the readers notice is due to what the editors may have eaten for breakfast, lunch, or their dinner. I am rather sure that Guardian editors have no idea what a high tea is, so they probably settle for pubgrub or the cheapest takeaway they can find. . [I had to say that, just for fun!] Comedians have made fun of the Guardian for years on occasion, as far as I know.
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I regard them both as the enemy of Britain. I would think that the Guardian is further to the left than the Independent, but not by much. I know that these days the term left wing tends to be a umbrella term incorporating, the old left, feminism, political correctness, obsession with minorities, pro federal Europe etc. All of the things, in fact, that any sensible, patriotic, person would avoid like the plague. The Guardian loses money, but its losses are made good by the "Scot Trust", money that an earlier benefactor left in trust for that purpose. You can also add the Observer to this trio of left wing rags. Read the Telegraph instead, a far more sensible thing to be doing.
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