Virgin Trains has announced that it is going to stop selling the Daily Mail newspaper on its West Coast trains. A spokesperson for Virgin said it regularly reviewed products sold on its trains, adding that "after listening to feedback from our people" it decided to stop stocking copies of the paper. The Virgin spokesperson added that when it stocked the paper, it only sold one copy for every four trains.
And Drew McMillan, head of colleague communication and engagement at Virgin, told the ASLEF union's monthly magazine: "Thousands of people choose to read the Daily Mail every day. But they will no longer be reading it courtesy of VT. There's been considerable concern raised by colleagues about the Mail's editorial position on issues such as immigration, LGBT rights and unemployment. We've decided that this paper is not compatible with the VT brand and our beliefs."
The Daily Mail spokesman hit back, saying that at a time when fares were rising it was "disgraceful" that Virgin was announcing that "for political reasons it is censoring the choice of newspapers it offers to passengers". He added: "It is equally rich that Virgin chose to launch this attack on free speech in the ASLEF trade union journal."
Yeah, err, umm, what ? Every retailer must offer every paper now ? You can't force people to listen, for goodness' sake.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42621425
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