Headline to Guardian leader: Economy: Down, down, deeper and down So, err, where does that come from? Ahhhh, yes….. The Guardian, hip and with it as ever. Cultural references to Status Quo circa 1975. Well, that was when the UK was at its most equal ever, wasn’t it?

Seriously, is it entirely necessary to be ignorant of finance to write for The Guardian on finance? Greece is on the verge of a breakthrough in talks with its creditors that could wipe out up to 70% of its debts and alleviate the crisis in the eurozone. No it bloody isn’t. They’re on the verge

The Guardian's ICM poll brings more bad news for Gordon Brown. From the Guardian: Voters think that Gordon Brown's high-profile battle to turn around the economy is doomed, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. Only 31% think the prime minister's strategy will make things better. Most, 64%, think it will either achieve nothing or even make the situation worse. Even Labour's sup...

Vanessa Neumann, a self-confessed product of Venezuela's maligned "oligarchy", writes to The Guardian letters with some facts to prove Chavez is the dictatorial monster The Guardian seems determined to portray him as. In the comments section, though, it would appear Ms Neumann (and The Guardian) have been rumbled.... I live in the US and read The Guardian because I cannot stand the biased US ...

MPs seek answers to police's abandoned attempt to force the Guardian newspaper to reveal confidential sources on the phone-hacking scandal

Guardian has a Miliband agenda Bob Marshall-Andrews, though an unreconstructed maverick, writes a very entertaining blog, which everyone should read just to cheer themselves up in the morning. Anyway here he is on the subject of writing for the Guardian: "Just had an article urging Brown to go for growth turned down by the Guardian All my articles are turned down by the Guardian but...

Hallelujah! It had to happen eventually: the Guardian is enraged! by a show of support for someone they call a 'convicted criminal'. Just to spell it out to the Guardian, Shields may indeed have been convicted, but a 'criminal'? Didn't the Guardian used to be in favour of actual trials? Still, let's check the scorecard here, guy captured by US troops on Afghan battlefield and sent to Gitmo: obviou...

What on earth was the Guardian doing accepting an advert (placed by the GLA) for a researcher for the BNP? I have no doubt that Guardian executives will justify their decision to on the grounds of liberty and free speech but it is disappointing nonetheless. Or am I over-reacting? Was their decision based upon principle or profit? I have always thought that the Guardian was keen on promoting good c...

What on earth was the Guardian doing accepting an advert (placed by the GLA) for a researcher for the BNP? I have no doubt that Guardian executives will justify their decision to on the grounds of liberty and free speech but it is disappointing nonetheless. Or am I over-reacting? Is their decision based upon principle or profit? I have always thought that the Guardian was keen on  promoting good c...

You can read the Guardian’s self-justification here. You can watch it online here. This is the Guardian’s next theatrical project.