Alan Rusbridger suffers the ultimate indignity at the hands of the Guardian

Today Alan Rusbridger has announced that he will not return as chairman of the Scott Trust. The decision comes after his successor Katharine Viner let it be known that she was opposed to him returning to the role. With leading figures on the paper turning on the once invincible Rusbridger over the company’s £80m losses in the past year, it seems his golden era has come to an end.

Alas, he has now suffered the ultimate indignity. When his email explaining his decision was forwarded to staff, the staffer sending the email out managed to misspell his name and introduce him as ‘Alan Rushbridger’:

While an email correcting the mistake has now been sent out, it’s just another sign of Rusbridger’s dwindling relevance at the Grauniad.