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And why? I go for 'The Times', because its by far the most intelligently written commentary for all sports, global news, politics and business. Most recently they have been spot on with Saints, for example.

 

I've tried all the rest like the Telegraph (boring), FT (meh), Guardian (left wing puke), Daily Mail (friend of slag Lowe, puke), Express (ha ha), and so on .

 

The Sun is probably best for tits, but its only a 3 minute read.

 

Is anything else worth a read?

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I don't often buy a newspaper but when I do it's usually the Independent due to it not being aimed at people with a 2-figure IQ like the Sun/Mirror/Star/Sport; not full of rabid, right-wing scare-stories like the Mail/Express; and small enough to read in the car unlike the Times/Telegraph/Guardian.

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if anyone wants a 'non-job' they should take the guardian. Stuffed full of 'smoking cessation assistants' and 'kitten meewing therapists'. All the sort of jobs which are going to have to be cut to ribbons to help bring down the bloated public sector and reduce the eye-watering levels of government debt.

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The Times and Guardian are both also small sized now.

 

On the whole The Guardian is the best paper, but even there I find some of the journalism sloppy, misquoting or misleading and I'm no expert. The Times is probably more accurate and trustworthy and is often a good read. But I still prefer The Guardian. I've never tried The Observer though.

 

The Sun is ridiculous but of course I read it. I worry that half the country takes it's articles seriously though which is why I hate it.

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The Guardian is my first choice. Although left-leaning, it's not above criticising the government (which patently isn't left-leaning). If it's sold out, then The Independent is my second choice.

 

I could never, ever, bring mysel to read any of the red tops because they're rubbish. The Daily Mail's headlines are always questions, designed to inflame. The questions are never answered.

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The Guardian is my first choice. Although left-leaning, it's not above criticising the government (which patently isn't left-leaning). If it's sold out, then The Independent is my second choice.

 

I could never, ever, bring mysel to read any of the red tops because they're rubbish. The Daily Mail's headlines are always questions, designed to inflame. The questions are never answered.

 

How do you know they are rubbish if you cannot bring yourself to read them, surely the only judgement you can make on them is if you have actually read them :confused:

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How do you know they are rubbish if you cannot bring yourself to read them, surely the only judgement you can make on them is if you have actually read them :confused:

 

You're right - that didn't make sense, did it :D

 

Until a couple of years ago, I used to work with a guy who did read it. He always got me to finish off the crossword and sudoku when he got stuck and I used to then read the paper for a laugh.

 

But since he left, I've never read it.

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Good God - newspapers! Do they still have them? They are 15 years' out of date. Use the Internet!

 

Yeah. I have a 40 minute commute with all the innernet **** on my phone; yet still I like a good newspaper, as it's a lot quiker to navigate through than my mobile broser....or maybe I'm gettin old.

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I only buy the Daily Mail on a Saturday, out of habit and because it is an easy read with a few lightly amusing regulars. But mainly for the TV guide which my kids like for the soap update and having a look at what might be worth watching over the week, and I do the Arrow word in the back after Sunday Breakfast. All very effortless,

 

I sometimes buy the Times or Telegraph as well just for a bit more of an intelligent read,

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private eye

 

Good shout.

 

The Guardian is my first choice. Although left-leaning, it's not above criticising the government (which patently isn't left-leaning). If it's sold out, then The Independent is my second choice.

 

I had you down as a Socialist Worker reader

 

 

 

For me, The Times if I am travelling, timesonline in the mornings (before I pop on here) and the Sunday Times (on sundays obviously)

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When I commuted to London by train, I always got the Telegraph. Hated the politics but liked the reporting style.

 

Now I rarely buy a paper, but surf the news pages of various papers online (usually the Times, Telegraph and Grauniad.)

 

Oh, I also subscribe to Private Eye.

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I read all of them for my job. The Indy and Times are the best all-round papers, the Grauniad is the funniest but too poncey and vegan-y. The Torygraph is for rich people who aren't aware of the existence of anyone earning under 100K a year, the Mirror is for people who are thick but not filled with hate, and all the rest are just fash rubbish. The Morning Star has some surprisingly good articles when it's not being too commie.

 

Private Eye's very good in small doses, but I find it a bit tiresome if I read it too much - you end up thinking "Well that's very funny, but how about getting an opinion of your own?"

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You're right - that didn't make sense, did it :D

 

Until a couple of years ago, I used to work with a guy who did read it. He always got me to finish off the crossword and sudoku when he got stuck and I used to then read the paper for a laugh.

 

But since he left, I've never read it.

 

They've changed since then, the girls have got bigger :D

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