Original: Founded by textile traders and merchants, The Guardian had a reputation as "an organ of the middle class", or in the words of C.P. Scott's son Ted "a paper that will remain bourgeois to the last".
Simplified: It was founded by textile traders and merchants. The Guardian was seen as â an organ of the middle classâ, or in the words of C.P. Scottâ s son Ted â a paper that will remain bourgeois to the last.