I don't know what you people expect from a newspaper for free.
Quality, unbiased journalism costs money, and it seems very few of us are even prepared to accept advertising never mind actually paying. The Independent continues to give a voice to some excellent independent journalists.
Robert Fisk explaining the current situation in Lebanon is just a single example.
Of the mainstream UK press it remains my preference. They are being forced to sell out like all other printed media (except Private Eye who seem to be continuing their miracle sales increase), simply because we are no longer prepared to pay for quality. Used to buy it daily when I was living in the UK. It offered plenty of alternative views on all sorts of subjects. The printed version in Spain was hard to find and seriously edited. It was also extortionately priced at over €3.
I don't think anyone here can knock any publication for having to cater to a majority audience and advertisers if you aren't prepared to pay for a free press.
So there