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Have you stopped buying papers?

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ginny Thu 11-Jun-26 13:23:44

We read ours on line.

Silvershadow Thu 11-Jun-26 13:09:22

We buy one. My DH has some sort of subscription which allows him to buy it at a reduced rate.

Cumbrianmale56 Thu 11-Jun-26 13:07:21

I haven't bought a newspaper for over 10 years and only check newspaper websites occasionally. If I want news, I usually get it from news channels or the internet.
I was at a conference yesterday, and a contributor stated that only 22% of people buy a paper now, compared with 67% 30 years ago. He used to work for the Daily Record and said the paper's circulation has fallen by 80% in the last 30 years.
My main reasons for not buying a paper is they're not particularly cheap, with some costing over £ 2 these days, they stick to a very dated Labour vs Conservative outlook, and are too full of articles about things I have no interest in.