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CAMPAIGNERS accused Richard Branson of kowtowing to pressure from right-wing media bosses today after he ordered Virgin Trains to resume sales of the Daily Mail.
The train operator banned sales of the right-wing rag in November due to “considerable concern” from employees about its stance on immigration, LGBT rights and unemployment.
News of the ban emerged last week when an internal memo was leaked, prompting immediate outrage from the Mail which accused the firm of censorship against pro-Brexit newspapers.
CLAUDIA WEBBE speaks out against the lethal mechanics of Britain’s culture-war press
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As advertising drains away, newsrooms shrink and local papers disappear, MIKE WAYNE argues that the market model for news is broken – and that public-interest alternatives, rooted in democratic accountability, are more necessary than ever
A chance find when clearing out our old office led us to renew a friendship across 5,000 miles and almost nine decades of history, explains ROGER McKENZIE
BERNADETTE KEAVENEY announces a simplified and streamlined way to get your paper delivered daily, and a big push for new readers that we can all help make into a success