The Times newspaper is left wing

I’m pretty sure that if The Times was left wing it wouldn’t make me so bloody angry.

Entirely agree with this. It's definitely moved more to the right of late, and more lightweight puff pieces. I'm largely still there for Janice.

News/newspapers are not an unbiased public service. (Let’s ignore BBC)

The are for profit making ££ from sales and advertisers. Advertisers pay more for more readers. All your news/info feeds are closely linked to your preferences to keep u coming back. It’s almost farce.

If Times can get more readers by leaning left. Maybe getting younger readers then they will absolutely lean left.

Labour strong these days, Times wants those voters so they can make more £££

It’s healthy to at least skim sources across left/right, but I find too much making excuses or being too biased a read turn-off. Also when words are so obviously evasive or providing a legal “out” because the claims are crazy …

I like to fact check if I can.

The Times is owned by Rupert Murdoch.
Their coverage will be whatever suits the narrative that is in the Murdoch family's best interests. That will sometimes lean more right- or more left-wing but it will never be unbiased.

They've got to sell papers at the end of the day. It's a business.

Best not read just the one paper.

Try The Times, Guardian and Telegraph on rotation.
Then you're getting a broad spectrum of opinions.

I have read the Times for many many years precisely because it was bang in the centre ground with quality journalism. I'd say that it has shifted to the right of late, as well as declining in quality due to the new editor and editorial policy. Loads of guff stories written up from press releases, loads of NIMBY type stuff, and the really concerted effort to sling mud at Labour post election. I skip through a lot these days rather than reading cover to cover. They have held on to some good byline/comment journalists at least - Janice Turner, Matthew Parris, Hugo Rifkind - which is why I still subscribe.

The Times is not and has never been Left wing. Perhaps it's you who has shifted further to the Right @Thatsenoughcoffee.

The people that Boris purged from his party if they didn't buy his "Bumbling Boris the Clown" act. The people who believe in the UK's international obligations, who believe that trust is important and that "my word is my bond" that Honest Bob Jenrick likewise wanted to kick out of the party if he become Leader. The people who are small-c "conservative" and who are appalled that the mainstream party has morphed into UKIP and is seemingly moving towards a pact with the Reform mob of Farage and Lee Anderson - and who want nothing to do with them.

Once known as "wets" for the younger readers.

instance the recent attack on the finances of the Royal Family which was carried out in conjunction with Channel 4.
do you not enjoy factual reporting?
the horrors C4?!??!

Agree.

Another Times reader here, who is probably a left leaning moderate. I've always read the Times since my degree, as it was recommended by our lecturers for the law reports. I think it's generally fairly balanced. I do read some bits and think what a load of right wing bobbins, but in the main, i think it's not a bad read!

Well I read (mumsnet are going to roast me alive!) The Daily Mail!!! No not my politics and I can read through the heavy bias but I like the way it is set out and can read the print (unlike the mirror !).

Perhaps they've realised that the last Conservative goverments were a bunch of talentless chancers and spivs, and that the current bunch are not much better, so there is a gap in the market that caters for the views of the centre-right, "One Nation" Tories who feel sidelined by the events of the last 14 years.

The people that Boris purged from his party if they didn't buy his "Bumbling Boris the Clown" act. The people who believe in the UK's international obligations, who believe that trust is important and that "my word is my bond" that Honest Bob Jenrick likewise wanted to kick out of the party if he become Leader. The people who are small-c "conservative" and who are appalled that the mainstream party has morphed into UKIP and is seemingly moving towards a pact with the Reform mob of Farage and Lee Anderson - and who want nothing to do with them.

That would certainly put The Times to the left of GBNews, The Mail, Express, Sun etc. but still a long way from being "left-wing." There was a time when The Times was well-regarded for presenting fairly balanced reporting and articles that put differeing views - so if it is moving back in that direction, in the era of fake news and "repeat the lie often enough it becomes the truth" this can only be a good thing.

I read all three to some extent and the Times is the most centrist. I actually like the columnists of any paper to be from across the spectrum. Telegraph has moved right vs. 20 years ago.

I used to subscribe, but there were too much in it that irritated me so I stopped.
Now I read the FT + whatever free magazines my kindle unlimited subscription includes.

I think it's good to read other viewpoints even if you disagree with them or they annoy you. Stretches your mind so you don't grow up to be an old "stuck in the mud" kind of person 🙂

I read the Times. I think there is a spectrum of writing which, in aggregate , is pretty much in the centre. I do think it has strayed into some populist/ scandal type writing at times, but I cannot remember specifically what triggers that thought.

I think the investigation into the Royal finances is good journalism and not the cronyism we see in the red-top tabloids.

Does it matter? I'd personally like to be able to rely on something to cover both sides equally. I regularly read a news magazine which has a lot of different political views from me - I find it helpful and interesting to step out of the echo chamber.

I’ve noticed a shift in tone against Labour tbh - thought they were reasonably nice about them until they actually got in, but maybe that’s just the way. Otherwise I’d call them centre with voices on the left and right editorially. I read the ST too and like the mix of voices there. Haven’t noticed anything particularly anti-Israel, and I support Israel (notionally but not specifically in all their actions) and normally do notice that sort of thing.

I think the Times is centre right. Its royal stuff is pretty tabloidy IME and certainly not anti monarchy- the amount of royal PR they have is crazy (inc a whole pro RF podcast).

OP? No, she said the Times is trying to compete with the Guardian (left) as much as the Telegraph (right).