The Financial Times, The Times, The Independent, all newspapers I love to read. The FT providing news, nothing else. The Times providing news with a side of culture and The Independent providing that little bit extra showbiz news compared to The Times, but not in a way that makes it complete tripe like The Mirror or The Sun. Then again it could be even worse, blame immigrants for everything and claim a humungous number of things either cause or cure cancer. For more information on this other piece of tripe please look for The Daily Mail.
The news today of The Independent being sold for just £1 (With various behind the scenes financial dealings) to London Evening Standard (LES) owner Alexander Lebedev made my heart sink a little. Mainly because of the final line from the article above.
There is speculation that Mr Lebedev also plans to give away copies of the Independent titles for nothing.
Oh dear. Have we got another Metro on our hands? Another small newspaper that is read very loosely by very bored people on the train/tube and discarded once they leave the carriage? After recently visiting London and picking up a copy of the LES, I don't feel we necessarily have that situation when it comes to a free version of The Independent. The LES is a well written paper, especially for something that is free. I am surprised though to see how many people seem to refuse the LES on the streets of London. Compared to The Metro it is a free paper with some decent articles about your local area. I just hope The Independent manages to hold on to its writers even though it could be going free. However, I'm guessing my usual read of The Independent on Sunday won't be available from my local newsagents in the near future.
Now, back to The FT and its huge budget edition special. YZY998GVMQGG
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