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The Dacre dynasty: how Britain’s rightwing press was radicalised – podcast

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The Dacre dynasty: how Britain’s rightwing press was radicalised – podcast
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At the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre broke new ground in selling readers an angry rightwing perspective. Today, most of Fleet Street is run by his disciplesBy Andy Beckett. Read by Simon VanceThe summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to orderRead the text version hereSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod Continue reading...

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