And look who @tracycorrigan was reporting into during her time at WSJ. Why yes, it’s Tortoise co-founder & shareholder, Katie Vanneck-Smith. It’s not a smoking yacht..but looks like she has more connections to Tortoise (at least 1) than the Observer (none)

The Scott Trust was set up to preserve the Guardian in perpetuity. But @tracycorrigan is only UK journalist on the board outside the ed & journalist director. Selected after a distinguished career working alongside close associate Will Lewis - now CEO of WaPo - for Mr Murdoch

For latest on Guardian’s ‘sale’ of the Observer, see @gonuj93. Over here, we’re going to take a closer look at the decision makers. First up @tracycorrigan. This week, she took a break from her duties on Scott Trust board to write about how she’s ‘agnostic’ on climate change 😱

Fair play to @emilybell. Long time Guardian employee & now board member - she had James Harding’s number years ago

A Guardian board member expresses confidence in the Observer’s proposed new editor-in-chief

A Guardian board member weighs in on the Tortoise brand

Here’s what’s happening. We would so appreciate your solidarity & support. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

You just have to look at who’s celebrating to understand the ramifications of this move. It plays into the hands of the right-wing press who seek to diminish & degrade the Guardian & Observer’s journalism.

The inside scoop from @msmirandasawyer on the ‘weirdness’ & secrecy of the Tortoise/Observer deal. youtu.be/MNFTaOQFPZM?feature… via @YouTube

It will take ‘brave, well-funded independent journalism…that can’t be leaned upon by a billionaire owner’. Brilliantly put. Now more important than ever.