editorial

“Could this be an attempt to destabilize the editorial system itself by exploiting vulnerabilities to undermine the peer review process?”

That tension — between editorial desire for a straightforward narrative and blurry reality — is made more complicated by herding, when polling firms toss results that don’t align with a dominant plotline.

But Erin Baker, editorial director at AutoTrader, is against blanket policies based on size because she says cars can vary greatly.

"We were left a dire inheritance, with crumbling public services and crippled public finances to face up to," Sir Keir said in his editorial.

He eventually rose to become deputy head of the editorial department, and was among the most pro-reform voices at Guangming Daily, the statement added.