http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/gordons_republic/archive/2008/03/04/roger-alton-at-the-independent.aspxMuch excitement in the office after hearing that the respected former Observer editor could be heading to the Independent to take over from Simon Kelner. The Independent is out of tricks and needs some new life and Alton could be the man to bring it.enCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/gordons_republic/archive/2008/03/04/roger-alton-at-the-independent.aspx#15838Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:24:29 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:15838Gordon MacmillanLol. Simon Kelner looks like he is out of dolphins.<img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=15838" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/gordons_republic/archive/2008/03/04/roger-alton-at-the-independent.aspx#15837Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:31:25 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:15837Will CallaghanThe Guardian's exhaustive coverage costs big money though. Alton can't conjure that up without a massive increase in the Indie's budget. Reminds me of a line in The Thick of It from the Daily Mail's overnight editor: "It's not like we're The Independent where we can put a headline saying 'Cruelty' and stick a dolphin underneath it. That's just fucking cheating. That's rubbish..."<img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=15837" width="1" height="1">