No-one (apart from Murdoch) ever bought a newspaper to get rich. They do it for self-aggrandisement and for political influence - for good or evil. Usually the latter - eg the Hearst newspapers in America and the Rothermere press in UK, both rabid supporters of European fascism in the 20s, 30s and beyond. The Scott Trust has vast assets (£1.4bn) and has no need whatever to sell the Observer for a few million. The whole daft plot should be dumped.
No-one (apart from Murdoch) ever bought a newspaper to get rich. They do it for self-aggrandisement and for political influence - for good or evil. Usually the latter - eg the Hearst newspapers in America and the Rothermere press in UK, both rabid supporters of European fascism in the 20s, 30s and beyond. The Scott Trust has vast assets (£1.4bn) and has no need whatever to sell the Observer for a few million. The whole daft plot should be dumped.