Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: `` I write for the Guardian , '' said Sir Max Hastings in 2005 , `` because it is read by the new establishment '' , reflecting the paper 's then growing influence .
Simplified: `` I write for the Guardian , '' said Sir Max Hastings in 2005 , `` because it is read by the new establishment '' , reflecting the paper 's growing influence .