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One pound for the first month after 14 free days and 999 a month thereafter cancel any time T's and C's apply. It was founded in the 19th century by a British Army Colonel and ever since the

telegraph has sold itself as the voice of Conservative Britain.

Traditional, proper, popular in the home counties, with a loyalty to the party that has earned

it the nickname, the Tori-graph.

The Daily Telegraph produced a weekend section to cover every conceivable interest from the countryside to the cinema, from fine art to fine wine.

It was the first newspaper to report the outbreak of World War II and it went on to build a reputation in fearless war reporting.

It's insatiously broke the MP's expensive scandal and has remained an influential force in British media.

But in recent weeks, the paper has found itself in the middle of a bitter tussle over its very ownership.

Now almost since its first edition is bitter tussle over its very ownership.

Now almost since its first edition in the 1850s, the telegraph newspaper has printed each day with the

motto, was, is and will be. What it won't be anymore is owned by the billionaire

Barclay family the entire business which also includes the spectator magazine

having been put up for sale as an Abu Dhabi investment firm looks to take over from the secretive Barclay family,

the sale of the telegraph has thrown at big questions about who owns the media in Britain,

and for what purpose?

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