No 228 - Where Newspapers Are On The Political / Economic Spectrum

 SINCE the whole point of this blog is get you reading more newspaper articles about Economics, I thought perhaps it might be useful to write a post about where different UK newspapers would be placed on the policitical / economic spectrum. It's always useful to know the ideological background and possible biases when you read an article.

Here's an illustration I made to try and show this:

As you can see, of both the "serious" broadsheet and the tabloid papers, most are right of centre and more supportive of the free market than government intervention.

The Economist is interesting - it pronounces itself both "liberal"in Politics (which makes it left of centre) and "liberal" in Economics (which makes it more free market than interventionist). This unique perspective is just one the reasons why it so worth reading. Don't forget to sign up for your free subscription if you are a CLC student!

Of all the broadsheets, the Guardian is also the only one whose online articles can be accessed for free, which might explain why I tend to favour them......!