👤 Patrick Butler Social policy editor

3 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
3
2026-09-25 – 2026-10-08
Claims per article
46
139 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,355
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Health
67%
Education
33%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandNHSCovidLondonSure StartTreasuryWales

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.26 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-08 · The Guardian · Health
No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-04 · The Guardian · Education
‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-25 · The Guardian · Health
Two-year NHS waiting times reveal system’s struggle with rise in ADHD and autism awareness
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-25 · World news | The Guardian
Two-year NHS waiting times reveal system’s struggle with rise in ADHD and autism awareness
🔮 Fonagy is expected to deliver his final report in the next few weeks. assertive
2026-10-04 · World news | The Guardian
‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer
🔮 He assumed it would be about one of his pupils, but it was about his six-week-old niece. assertive
2026-10-08 · World news | The Guardian
No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real
🔮 Sceptics may yearn for a mythical time when troubled young people just had to pull their socks up, fit in and learn to deal with life’s inevitable hard knocks. assertive
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