British Bastion Bought By Boche

It could hardly happen to a more deserving newspaper, or at the expense of a more satisfactory loser. After three years of turmoil precipitated by the Barclay family's financial indiscretions, the Waily Toryguff has been bought by a company of beastly foreigns, and Euro-wogs to boot, which has edged out a competing bid from the Rothermere Daily Stürmer. Apparently the plan is to turn the blithering old rag into the "leading centre-right media outlet" among the English-speaking peoples; which will of course require a substantial move leftwards, not only from the Toryguff's current wallowing-grounds but from almost the entire mainstream of the British press. The new owner's acquaintance with the mainland's media scene is slight enough that the company's chief executive can refer to the Toryguff as having something to do with "quality British journalism;" so it is devoutly to be hoped that buyer's remorse can be sufficiently postponed.