Daily Express

The Daily Express is a conservative, middle-market British newspaper, currently tabloid, and it is owned by Express Newspapers, which is currently owned by Richard Desmond. It has a circulation of just under 1million.

Desmond era

In 2000, it was bought by Richard Desmond, who previously published such pornographic magazines as Big Ones and Asian Babes, and is still the owner of the most popular pornographic television channel in the UK, the Fantasy Channel. This led to the departure of columnist Peter Hitchens, one of the few remaining staunch conservatives writing for the newspaper.

Related Topics:
2000 - Richard Desmond - Pornographic - Asian Babes - Fantasy Channel - Peter Hitchens

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The paper has for many years been a rival of the Daily Mail, and each frequently attacks the other's journalistic integrity. As of 2004, the Express has a less stridently right wing political stance than the Mail. However, it has run front-page stories railing against asylum seekers, while at the same time denouncing the anti-immigration British National Party. In the 2001 general election it supported the Labour Party, but in 2004 switched its support to the Conservative Party.

Related Topics:
Daily Mail - 2004 - Right wing - British National Party - 2001 general election - Labour Party - Conservative Party

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Because of its lower sales in recent years, the Express has implemented subtle economy measures such as reducing the height of its pages by a centimetre and printing on slightly lower-grade paper.

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