It would appear that, after one issue, Acorn User will be changing editors again. John Cartmell has posted to comp.sys.acorn.announce that he is standing down:

When it was announced that I would edit the magazine a group of us were at an advanced stage of negotiations with a director of Tau Press to purchase Acorn User magazine. We understood that it had been agreed that two of our group would work on the magazine for a limited time prior to purchase. Soon after the announcement was made it became clear that Tau Press no longer had any interest in such an agreement. They were no
longer willing to sell the magazine.

In our opinion Acorn User has a future if substantial changes are made in addition to changes to its editorial content. We were prepared to make those changes but could do so only if we owned the magazine.

Not only will the new broom no longer get the opportunity to sweep in changes that he - and many other people - feel are needed to ensure Acorn User can continue; it also looks like the new (or indeed old) editor will be without the writer for the news and graphics column - i.e. John.