Paul Dacre broke new ground in selling readers an angry rightwing perspective. Today, most of Fleet Street is run by his disciplesIn 1986, 131 years after the Daily Telegraph was founded, its editor, Max Hastings, wrote a memo...
Read MoreHow the celebrity-backed legal action against one of Britain’s most powerful newspapers fell apart On 26 January 2015, Hugh Grant entertained an unusual guest at an exclusive venue in one of London’s most affluent...
Read MoreThe class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agendaEvery time you think the idiocy has hit rock bottom, it discovers a new level. It turns...
Read MoreAs the case draws to a close we recount the claims and counter-claims from the past 10 weeks in court 76Jaw-dropping allegations, extraordinary U-turns, talk of plots, plenty of tears and an alleged meeting on a roundabout. For...
Read MoreExclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offerFigures involved in a rival bid for the Telegraph are drawing up legal action against the government, after it gave the...
Read MoreCMA and Ofcom to examine DMGT takeover amid fears merger could curb ‘diverging editorial stances’ in pressLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has referred the Telegraph’s proposed sale to the publisher of the Daily Mail to the...
Read MoreRoyal will join a group of notable figures in his action against the tabloid and its stablemate, the Mail on Sunday, in a trial expected to last nine weeks On Monday morning, Prince Harry’s legal war with the Daily Mail, one of...
Read MoreThe Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapersWaiting two decades for another chance to snaffle a prized business acquisition is a...
Read MoreFormer PM’s private office forwarded business proposal from peer to owner of X in June 2024, leaked files suggestBoris Johnson contacted Elon Musk on behalf of the Evening Standard owner, Evgeny Lebedev, as part of an attempt to...
Read MoreYes, there were some serious problems for Labour this week, but overblown claims in the press undermine what remains of our political debateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and...
Read MoreRegardless of whether a major paper backs Nigel Farage at the next election, the Tories could by then already be badly damagedAs the 2015 election hove into view, one of Nigel Farage’s team was frustrated. Ukip, the party Farage...
Read MoreFormer Tory minister says Vine being derided over leaked email was one of most painful moments of his political careerMichael Gove has said that the most hurtful part of his political career was the attacks on his former wife,...
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