- The newspaper was first published in 1821 under the title of 'The Manchester Guardian' and was a weekly newspaper.
- It became a daily paper in 1855 when the government dropped the stamp tax for newspapers meaning it could be sent out for less money.
-The word 'Manchester' was dropped from the title in 1959 to help reflect the papers national coverage of news. This was followed by all the staff moving from Manchester to London in 1964.
- The Guardian has remained a daily newspaper but like many other pairs, it isn't published on Sundays.
- The paper politically describes itself as centre left and mostly supports labour in general elections, like when Tony Blair became prime minister.
-In 1999 theguardian.com started which is the online side of the paper. At the time is was called 'Guardian Unlimited'.
- In 2018, The Guardian reformatted to become a slimline tabloid due to a loss of £38 million the year before. Before this, the paper was a mix between a broadsheet and a tabloid called a Berliner. The tabloid is clearly seen in the alliterative "p" in the headline with "pile pressure" and "police."
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