It might well be old but it’s been true for many years and is still true today. It’s by far the worst newspaper. Not because it is written badly. It is written well. It’s because it appears authentic but subtly spins stories to deceive its well meaning and intelligent readership with the intention to pursue the political agenda of the owners.
I once had a friend who was a senior sub editor for the Mail. He is now retired. They had a format for exactly how stories were chosen and presented. It was handed down from above. His personal politics were pretty socialist but as a well paid professional that didn’t stop him from doing his job. Something I couldn’t have done. The Mail isn’t a newspaper. It’s a daily propaganda bulletin.