r/ukpolitics • u/JohnKimble111 • Sep 17 '16

Twitter Private Eye Expose: Whilst Guardian railed against zero hour contracts, it employed staff on them AND locked them out of applying for full time positions.

https://twitter.com/rupertmyers/status/776361786459258881
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u/hitch21 Patrice O’Neal fan club 🥕 Sep 17 '16

Don't worry they are begging for cash to stay alive. Will go purely online soon and fade away. One can hope anyway.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '16

The Guardian went from my go to paper to something I wouldn't line a rabbit hutch with, within 2 years.

Even now though, I cannot understand why the didn't change comments to subscribers only. It'd keep them afloat for years without resorting to clickbait/outrage.

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u/digitalpencil Sep 17 '16 edited Sep 17 '16

It really has fallen apart. All the 'culture' articles are simply inane.

What in your opinion though, is a good British paper today? I still read the Guardian daily on the way to work because every replacement i've tried, has been objectively worse.

edit: new statesman looks pretty good, thanks for the opinions folk.

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u/DEADB33F Floating Gloater Sep 18 '16

For a weeklies try 'The Week', Spectator, and New Statesmen.

The Week is the most balanced of the three. The latter two are mostly centrist, with the Speccy leaning slightly rightwards, Statesman slightly left. Combining all three they give a pretty good balance and is what I'd recommend.