British Newspaper Endorsements

[Silent Hunter]

The dailies
Sun- Labour
Mirror- Labour
Express- Conservatives (change from 2001)
News of the World- Labour
Star- Probably 'just vote'.
Evening Standard- Probably Conservative
Times- Labour, but with a smaller majority (has also endorsed some individual candidates, such as Oona King and Sarah Teather
Financial Times- Labour
Guardian- Labour, but wants more Lib Dems as well
Telegraph- Conservative
Independent- probably Lib Dem

The Sundays:
People- Labour
Mirror- Labour
Observer- Labour
Express- Conservatives (change from 2001)
Mail- Not Labour
Times- Conservatives (change from 2001)
Star- Just vote
Telegraph- Conservatvies
Independent- Lib Dem where they can win, Labour where they cannot.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Didn't the Economist endorse someone yesterday?

[Silent Hunter]

Didn't the Economist endorse someone yesterday?

Yes, Labour.

[Cubby]

Thats great that the Economist endorsed Labour. I might get a subscription to them now. (Would have sooner but its like $100 a year or something obscene like that).

By the way, am I right to think of The Guardian as a British New York Times, meaning a non-tabloid serious paper with a left wing editorial page? Is it as respected as the Times?

[Emsworth]

The dailies
Sun- Labour
Mirror- Labour
Express- Conservatives (change from 2001)
News of the World-
Star-
Evening Standard-
Times-
Guardian-
Telegraph- Conservative
Independent- probably Lib Dem

This reminds me of a quotation from Yes, Prime Minister:

"Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers:
The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country;
The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country;
The Times is read by people who actually do run the country;
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country;
The Financial Times is read by people who own the country;
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country;
And the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
[...]
Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits."

[Democratic Hawk]

Today,

1) The Financial Times has endorsed Labour but says they must to do more to ease concern about tax and spend
2) The Guardian has endorsed Labour, quote: "... voters should use their heads-and-hearts to re-elect Labour with an increased Liberal Democrat presence"
3) The Times has endorsed Labour, quote: "The best result for Britain would be a smaller but viable Labour majority and a renewed Tory oppostion"

Dave

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Nice to see the quality papers getting behind Labour

[minionofmidas]

I prefer this endorsement - it's funnier. (From some guy posting on some website, quoted in the Indy):
"Now is the time to be pragmatic and to vote  - and pray - for a hung Parliament."