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The FT is also a left leaning newspaper as it has had to increasingly post 'commentary' articles to stay relevant in the 2020s. Long gone are the days of its d
by DrBazza 4y ago
The FT is also a left leaning newspaper as it has had to increasingly post 'commentary' articles to stay relevant in the 2020s. Long gone are the days of its dull hard factual reporting that was of actual utility to London traders since the rise of the internet.
I had no 'point' other than to state that the article headline was misleading, the content was weak at best with sound bite quotes and zero context.
I referenced the wikipedia article so that non-UK readers have some context regarding the publication.
- sofixa 4y agoThe FT is not a left leaning newspaper in the traditional economic sense, even if they are somewhat progressive on the social scale. Why would you characterise them as left? They're obviously pro-business, pro-free trade, anti-traditional social stuff (e.g. the pension reform in France is admired) and have done some great investigative journalism recently (Wirecard and Ukraine come to mind).
- corbulo 4y agoTheyre neoliberals. Hardly a better mold that fits them.
- smsm42 4y agoDon't split hairs, "progressive" and "left" are the same thing.
- sofixa 4y agoProgressive is more on the social axis, meanwhile left is applied for both social and economic ones. FT are somewhat socially progressive, but right on the economic axis. Yes, using left/right instead of something like a radar/pizza chart for political leanings is extremely limited.