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Which paper?
Which national newspaper was launched in 1986? I think it might be The Independent but I'm not 100%!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The Independent was launched by the former Daily Telegraph journalist Andreas Whittam-Smith in 1986 after The Times was seen to drop its politically-independent line in support of Margaret Thatcher and lose its position as Britain's paper of record. The Indy is the only quality daily launch in the UK in the 20th Century, made possible by the advent of desktop publishing. Sales about 220,000.