Eruptions at Politics Home

I sincerely hope that Politics Home does not become another mouthpiece for the Conservative Party after today's announcement that

It will form a distinct unit within a new media company, owned jointly by Stephan Shakespeare and Lord Ashcroft, who will take a 57.5% stake in the holding company. ConservativeHome and ConservativeIntelligence will continue to be part of the same group of companies but as before they operate in completely different spheres and there will be no editorial crossover whatsoever.

That unfortunately was not enough to stop Andrew Rawnsley resigning as its editor in chief

I became Editor-in-Chief on the basis that PoliticsHome was dedicated to being a non-partisan site clearly independent of any party both editorially and financially. It was essential for users of the site that they could feel absolute confidence in the political independence of PoliticsHome. I do not believe that can be compatible with being under the ownership of the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party.

I,like many, have been impressed with the site since its inception last year and am struggling,like Rawnsley,to see how it can remain bi-partisan following the takeover.