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Yes, save the Observer: Why Reuben is Wrong

In Reuben’s last post, he argued that we shouldn’t care that the Observer might be facing the axe (or possibly that we should actively welcome it – it’s not quite clear which). His reasons? First, the Observer’s comment pages are a “stream of unoriginal political clichés”. Second, the Scott Trust runs the paper at a [...]

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This post was written by Owen on August 5, 2009 Comments (3)

Save the Observer?

“It’s an absolutely splendid Newspaper” said an interviewee on last night’s Newsnight. The news that the Observer may close has very quickly sparked off a campaign to save it. In just a a couple of days the “Save the Observer” facebook group has gained  nearly 3,000 members, and progressives seem to be rallying round. But [...]

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This post was written by Reuben Bard-Rosenberg on August 5, 2009 Comments (5)