In reply to galpinos:
> Simon, I realise you hate the Guardian with a passion but I do think you over estimate it's influence. It's the 12th most popular paper in the UK, the Sun has 10 times the circulation, the Mail 9 times, the Mirror 5 times, even the Daily Record sells more copies.
> I know you love to hate them but, really?
> (I concede this doesn't take into account web based readership)
How many people in influential positions amongst politicians, law-makers, policy-makers, education departments etc read The Sun?
Maybe The Guardian doesn't have as much sway with the voting public to get a Labour government elected, but it does have quite a lot of sway within middle class left wing sections of society who filled the jobs listed above when New Labour were in power.