a British Leftist newspaper (the only thing it is independent of is the truth) with some pretensions to being a "quality" paper

The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. It is nicknamed the Indie, with the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, being the Sindie. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily newspapers, with a circulation of 253,737 in November 2006 according to the UK Audit Bureau of Circulations; a -3.69% change from the corresponding month of the previous year.

The Independent is a comedy film made in 2000, directed by Stephen Kessler, starring Jerry Stiller as an independent film maker, who makes little-known B movies with titles like Twelve Angry Men and a Baby. The comedy is in "mockumentary" form, spoofing independent directors and independent films. This film also includes Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich, and cameos by Anne Meara, Ron Howard, Roger Corman, Peter Bogdanovich, John Lydon, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Fred Dryer, Jonathan Katz, Fred Williamson, Karen Black, Nick Cassavetes, and adult film legend Ginger Lynn.