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  • A Saudi investor has bought a significant stake in The Independent

    A significant stake has been bought by Saudi Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel, who now owns between 25 and 50 percent of the company.

    A new co-owner of The Independent, which used to produce the Independent Pink / Rainbow List, has been announced as a Saudi investor, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel, 42,  acquired over a quarter of the company. The deal values the Independent Digital News and Media company at £100 million.

    The Guardian reports that filings with Companies House show that Abuljadayel is based in Saudi and has no other business interests in the UK. The Independent itself released a statement which said that Abuljadayel is a “minority shareholder”.

    The move could prove to be controversial with its journalists, who are known for their liberalism and criticism of countries where there are known human rights issues.

    A spokesperson said Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel’s investment would, “secure further strategic growth” for the news outlet, Last year the outlet became the first national newspaper to turn digital-only.

    “At the same time, the editorial independence of The Independent has been formally protected by a new agreement between the shareholders,”

    “The new investment and the guarantee of editorial independence will allow The Independent to flourish into the future.”

    Editor Christian Broughton said the outlet, “would remain truly independent of any shareholders or business interests”, adding that the title’s reporting on Saudi Arabia would not be affected by the deal.

    Other shareholders in Independent Digital News and Media include company directors Evgeny Lebedev and Justin Byam Shaw.

     

     

     

     

  • The Independent Published A Picture Of Out Politicians And Some Readers Aren’t Happy

    The Independent Published A Picture Of Out Politicians And Some Readers Aren’t Happy

    The UK has something to celebrate. It has one of highest number of openly Lesbian, Gay Or Bisexual politicians in the world.

    The UK’s political landscape is very different from the rest of the world. For one, we have over 32 out lesbian, gay and bisexual MPs, but some, it seems, aren’t happy about that diversity.

    The Independent on Sunday newspaper today published a picture with 28 out MPs and Peers to celebrate LGBT history month.

    Along with the published picture, which featured 28 of the out politicians two further MPs came out today;  the Scottish National Party’s business spokeswoman, Hannah Bardell, and Labour’s shadow Welsh Secretary, Nia Griffith both made the brave steps in opening up about their sexuality.

    However browsing at the comments it seems quite a few aren’t happy about the number of out politicians in the UK.

  • Independent Fails To Hail Any Gay or Bisexual Men As Important For Landmark Year

    Independent Fails To Hail Any Gay or Bisexual Men As Important For Landmark Year

    The Independent Newspaper has failed to acknowledge any gay or bisexual men in its round up list of people who made 2015 a landmark year for LGBT rights.

    The Independent, home to the annual Rainbow List has failed to acknowledge any gay or bisexual men in its round up of the people who made 2015 a landmark year for LGBT rights.

    The list included Caitlyn Jenner, who many in the LGBT community have blasted as not being a good representative after claiming “If You Look Like a Man in a Dress, It Makes People Uncomfortable”

    The list, created by reporter Caroline Mortimer, hails, reality star Caitlyn Jenner, actresses Ruby Rose and Ellen Page, artist iO Tillett Wright and model Cara Delevigne as people who made “massive strides for equality and tolerance for LGBT people across the world.”

    Cara Delevigne is a former model who came out as bisexual in an interview with Vogue in July. She is in a relationship with singer St. Vincent and has now quit the modelling industry.

    iO Tillett Wright is an artist who photographs anyone who doesn’t indentify as “100% straight”.

    Earlier this year Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily Rose came out as not 100% straight.

    The list failed to mention the extraordinary efforts made by some gay and bisexual men in 2015 for LGBT rights across the globe.

    The only man mentioned on the list of just six people is Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who along with other judges who legalised same-sex marriage in the US.

    We reached out for comment from the list’s creator Caroline Mortimer.