I just read the last Weekend hard copy. Came on here to find others also sad to hear of the end of her column. I didn’t always agree with Hadley but loved that she gave and defended her opinion. Was also sad at the end of the Review and the Guide. I’ve been reading all of them more or less weekly since arriving in the UK 20+ years ago. Assuming this is a further cost cutting measure.
Going back to the point that she was highlighting… A difference of opinion becomes a seismic breaking of alliances, and certain subjects are verboten in social situations certainly resonates. I’d add that this predates Brexit and believe that the lack of allowable debate and vitriolic tone arises from the anonymity of social media, which encourages the rise of the mob mentality curated or primed by narrow vested interests.
So many people and so many topics that I can no longer discuss without it quickly denigrating to the personal. For example, raising concerns about safe spaces for women became get your thick head around … Although we’ll still get her interviews, it’s worrying to lose Hadley’s calm and logical voice on the every day that matter to women.
The Graun has lost credibility and is disappointing particularly on women’s issues, but with so few media to counter the right wing press in this country I’m still supporting it albeit with sorrow at what it’s become vs what it was.