Having been a close reader of The Guardian over many years I'd very much agree with your observations. It still has the shimmer of a left-leaning paper on soft

Having been a close reader of The Guardian over many years I'd very much agree with your observations. It still has the shimmer of a left-leaning paper on soft social issues, but on many matters of significance it's clearly being used to influence left-leaning voters towards an acceptance of a right-wing, authoritarian, security-state worldview (the irony being it keeps up a pretence of the reverse when covering Trump etc). The article itself was an outstanding deep dive into the history of The Guardian investigative reporting, appeared to reveal behind-the-scenes information I wasn't aware of, such as the effective disbanding The Guardian's veteran investigate reporting team.