Brexit discussion thread XIV (Please read OP before posting)

Speaking of UK right wing media I've just seen that the Alex Springer group based in Germany is part of a bid to buy the Telegraph newspaper.

As a group that also own Politico they tend to be critical of but ultimately pro European unity, so it will be interesting to see how the traditionally euroskeptic Telegraph messaging will change if the sale goes through later in the year.

Axel Springer buying it would be vastly preferable to some Middle East government, or the Daily Mail; the only other serious bidders so far. I've actually been surprised that Mediahuis weren't interested as they have bought lots of other Telegraphs! (Belfast Telegraph, De Telegraf in the Netherlands)

That said, editorial lines rarely change hard. Trinity Mirror, an ostensibly left wing media group, bought the Express and its still absolutely insanely anti Europe, pro Tory etc etc.

Murdoch buying the then extremely socialist Sun is probably the only case of a hard change I can think of. Bought off the then Mirror owner actually.

I rewatched some brexit callers to James O Briens show on LBC. Holy Christ it’s no wonder they voted to leave. Some of the fairytales people were told or in someways came up with themselves is equal parts shocking and impressive.

One guy complained about the British car market and how they’d never sold cars in the single market.