I don't propose to answer this question myself, for fear of being either lynched by a baying mob of subs, or told to clear my desk by the men at the top...but here's a very interesting piece from the Independent on Sunday about London freesheet City AM's decision to axe its sub-editing staff.

For me the central issue is that raised by 'an insider':-

"The question isn't whether it's possible to produce a daily newspaper with no subs – of course that's possible. The question is what sort of newspaper will that be?"

Answers on a postcard...