Talk:List of left-wing publications in the United Kingdom

message: The News Line is a printed daily newspaper sold in bookshops (e.g. Housmann's at Kings Cross London) and on the streets.  Lookingintoart (talk) 16:26, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: The News Line

message: I think this article should be moved to List of Left-wing publications in the United Kingdom so it could include magazines (for example Socialist Review) aswell as newspapers. I also think Anarchist publications (like Freedom should be included aswell. If no one objects I'll move the article and make those additions. Saul Taylor 09:10, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: What is "left wing" is a matter of perspective and opinion, which is a fundamental problem with this article.  Ril's idea of labelling The Guardian,   The Mirror and The Independent as "centre-left" and all the others as "far left" doesn't solve this, unfortunately - it just makes the problem more complex.  For example are Tribune and The New Statesman really far left publications?  (Surely not).  Defining particular shades of pink and red to categorise people or publications into is bound to lead to difficulties, because things just aren't that simple.  No matter how conscientiously it is done, somebody is always going to disagree.  I think it is something we should try at avoid, if at all possible.  Maybe the answer is to re-name the article.  How about "List of avowedly socialist publications in the United Kingdom"?   It's not a very catchy title, I know, but at least the criterion for inclusion would be a solid, verifiable fact rather than a subjective judgement.  What does anybody think?  GrahamN 00:51, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Problem with list of socialist blaa... is that might be taken to exclude anarchist publications and I kind of feel they should go in the same list. How about list of left-wing radical publications... still to subjective? (Me fears maby)How about List of avowedly left-wing radical publications in the United Kingdom"? This could include say New Internationalist, which to me seems like it should be in there. However it is a bit of a mouthfull?--JK the unwise 17:02, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

text: Clearly if The Guardian and The Independent do not belong on this list, and the right-wing list is inappropriaste too, a new classification is needed, especially as they will not be alone among publications which have an article on Wikipedia. I have taken the liberty to create the List of liberal publications in the United Kingdom. Obviously, certain journalists have contributed to publications in all three categories, so this can only be a pragmatic solution. Philip Cross 18:50, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Left-wing

message: A lot of the publications listed do not meet the title description. Many of these publications are either centre-left, such as The Observer, or are far-left, such as the The New Worker. Therefore a lot of these publications are not left-wing, but are on the left of the political spectrum. Either there needs to be a change of title that recognises these publications do not belong to one political position, or all those that do not meet the position of left-wing should be removed. 
Perhaps the title could be changed to 'List of publications in the United Kingdom on the left'? Any other new title proposals or ways around this would be appreciated. Thanks. Helper201 (talk) 02:11, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The term "left" is generally used to refer to pro-socialist publications.  Obviously the Observer does not belong, and will remove it.  But I do not see any other publications that are not left-wing.  The problem with dividing it into different types of left is that there are not clear dividing lines and different observers will draw lines differently.  TFD (talk) 03:56, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Page name change or mass removal