“I predict Rayner leaving in a storm of controversy will change nothing.”I first met Viner when she was editor of the Guardian‘s Weekend Magazine; it was a great newspaper, and The Observer the best Sunday around. I would write the occasional column to fill in for Julie Burchill and Viner was a joy to work for. But many of the journalists on the latter have told me they are appalled at the censorious, often anti-feminist atmosphere at The Guardian. And when Webster retired, some admitted they were nervous about whether Viner would merge the editorial line into that of The Guardian. By failing to confront the ideologues, Viner has betrayed the principles of liberal, open-minded journalism.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2024 19:22 UTC