The four broadsheet newspapers in Britain in order of circulation are The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent.

Mondays, I buy The Daily Telegraph.
Tuesday, The Times.
Wednesday, The Guardian.
Thursday, The Times.
Friday, The Independent.
Saturday, The Guardian.

On Sunday I usually buy The Observer, or occasionally The Sunday Times.

Each paper has its good points, but if it came to the crunch and I was only allowed one, I think it would probably be The Guardian — for the excellence of its graphic design more than its politics.

One thing where The Guardian and The Independent beat The Daily Telegraph and The Times hands down is that they’re not mealy-mouthed and prudish.

At one stage in the last US election Senator John McCain turned and spoke to his ever-loving wife, one middle finger on each hand extended into the air. I don’t know if The Daily Telegraph or The Times reported it, but had they done so, this is what would have appeared in both those esteemed journals:  “**** you! ****, ****, ****, ****, ****, ****, ****, ****, ****!!!”

I hope The Guardian and The Independent were more precise.

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