Graun attempts to put the other side and nearly does...

It does seem to be trying to get its act together as a serious newspaper -- probably too late -- by considering some non-Graun views with things like this.

Michael Gove has defended the government’s plan to override parts of its own Brexit deal with the EU, claiming the internal market bill was necessary to protect the territorial integrity of the UK.

He also insisted that the government is acting “within the rule of law” and was behaving in a “constructive and pragmatic” way, despite the Northern Ireland secretary admitting the new legislation would breach international law....

“We’re doing our part – generously – to help protect the EU’s own single market, but we’re clear that what we can’t have, even as we’re doing all that, is the EU disrupting and putting at threat the integrity of the United Kingdom,” Gove said.

“These steps are a safety net, they’re a long-stop in the event – which I don’t believe will come about but we do need to be ready for – that the EU follow through on what some have said they might do, which is in effect to separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom.”

“But our adherence to the rule of law is clear, and that’s why the attorney general issued a statement earlier this week outlining the way in which all our actions were entirely consistent with the rule of law.”

There is even a small venture into real politics with this:

Britain’s Brexit negotiators believe Downing Street’s plan to break international law, pushing the trade and security negotiations to the brink, may have helped reboot the talks by offering Brussels a reality check about the looming danger of a no-deal outcome...Downing Street believes the row with the EU may ultimately prove to be a welcome disruption to the talks, which had been in deadlock throughout the summer over the most thorny issues of the government’s future domestic subsidy regime and access to British waters for EU fishing fleets.The British negotiating team, led by David Frost, believes EU capitals are freshly focused on the trade and security negotiations

Of course:

Downing Street’s view of a fresh impetus to the negotiation was not echoed by Barnier in a statement issued at the end of the eighth week of negotiations.

And there is still much talk of Tory rebellions, EC revenge, encouragement for dictators  and the like.

 

So not bad, but still a good way from:

information that’s grounded in science and truth, and analysis rooted in authority and integrity. ...fearless investigations and analysis of those with political and commercial power. We can give a voice to the oppressed and neglected, and help bring about a brighter, fairer future.

And still the fundamental unecognised and revealing contradiction between reporting and idealist activism:

We’re determined to provide reporting that helps each of us better understand the world, and take actions that challenge, unite, and inspire change.  

What's the point of all that science and truth stuff if you know the answers already? What grounds the assumption that 'we' will all understand, challenge and act in the same direction? This after years of preaching to us to follow their narrow interests...