👤 David Wilcock

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2026-08-28 – 2026-10-16
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1,185 extracted in total
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corpus average 9%
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Writes for Daily Mail.
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Economy/Business
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Environment
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Health
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Sports
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+0.08 average ± 0.20 · +0.35 median · 21 scored articles
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2026-09-25 · Daily Mail · Politics
Ed Miliband condemned for shaking hands with Iran minister at 'propaganda win' UN meeting as British couple are 'held hostage'
34 outlets covered this event
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail · Sports
Andy Burnham's deputy insists Manchester City trophies aren't 'tainted' and club should keep hold of 'hard fought for' titles despite being found guilty of 114 rule breaches
15 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · Daily Mail · Politics
Trump blanks Burnham's Falklands sovereignty message as president's Argentinian ally Milei prepares to ramp up pressure at UN
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail · Politics
Zack Polanski allies desperately try to save him as he faces Holborn by-election defeat and coup after Greens' 'anti-Semitic' conference meltdown
11 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail · Politics
Greens labelled 'first openly anti-Semitic party in the UK' as members approve Zionism is Racism motion - but leader Polanski skips vote
11 outlets covered this event
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail · Politics
Green split on 'Zionism is racism' plan deepens as Polanski's deputy vows to vote for it - after ex-leaders warn it will alienate Jews
11 outlets covered this event

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2026-08-28 · Daily Mail
Burnham kicks welfare reform can down the road as 'cuts are shelved until next year' - as Chancellor suggests mansion tax will be in the Budget
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham has reportedly shelved plans to address the UK's massive welfare bill in this year's Budget – as his Chancellor suggested the October economic blueprint will include a 'mansion tax'. assertive
2026-09-15 · Daily Mail
Rayner boasts about masterminding Labour's workers' rights explosion blamed for heaping costs onto struggling firms
🔮 'Millions of workers no longer protected from exploitative zero-hours contracts, millions of workers back to waiting three days to be paid when they're sick, millions of workers who could be fired and rehired on worse terms and conditions. assertive
2026-09-15 · Daily Mail
Reform 'already spending' £72m super-donations' despite risk they are blocked - as party warns of tit-for-tat ban on Labour's union cash if it wins next election
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Reform has started spending its £72million windfall from its two crypto-billionaire donors, despite fears that they may have to hand it back. mixed
2026-09-15 · Daily Mail
SNP and Plaid do deal with Sinn Fein to push break-up of the UK: Swinney demands new Scots independence vote within five years as he claims Burnham will be its last PM
🔮 Mr Swinney said the meeting between the leaders represents a 'pivotal moment in the constitutional journey of the UK' and claimed that Mr Burnham would be its last prime minister. assertive
2026-09-15 · Daily Mail
Another drive to WFH? Labour accused of bowing to unions with pledge to 'strengthen right to flexible working'
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Labour stands accused of 'dancing to the union barons' tune' after giving workers even more rights over their employers. Deputy PM Louise Haigh revealed on Tuesday Labour would 'strengthen the right to flexible working' for employees as she stood in for Andy Burnham at the annual meeting of trade unions. assertive
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
Burnham's national security chief 'explicitly warned PM and Ed Miliband against Israel West Bank sanctions before crunch elections'… but was ignored
🔮 The ministers were warned that going too early could bolster PM Benjamin Netanyahu, a strong supporter of settlement expansion, who is in danger of losing power on October 27. assertive
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
Burnham recommits to Net Zero targets despite MPs warning phrase has become 'toxic' with voters tired of rising bills
🔮 The Prime Minister, pictured visiting supercar manufacturer McLaren yesterday, said he was 'determined' to hit the mid-century green milestones Mr Burnham said he was 'acutely aware' of Britons' concern about climate change after a summer of record heat He said the country would need to adapt to the crisis by changing 'the way we travel, build homes and produce energy'. assertive
2026-09-21 · Daily Mail
'Unholy alliance' of Left-wing parties are accused of plotting to 'undermine' hard-won women's rights - as Lib Dems vote to rip up single-sex space guidance and Greens could grant 'gender neutral' people new legal protections
🔮 And next week the Green Party could pass a motion to push to amend the Equality Act to give 'gender-fluid' people special legal status – while 'nullifying' protections for women. assertive
2026-09-22 · Daily Mail
Burnham vows to do 'everything possible' to revive hated Chagos surrender deal as he cosies up to Mauritius ahead of Trump talks
🔮 A readout of the call from the Mauritian PM's office went further than that issued by Downing Street, saying: 'The British Prime Minister reiterated his commitment to continue doing everything possible, alongside the United States, to secure the treaty's ratification, as the United Kingdom recognizes the need to guarantee the use of the Diego Garcia military base for its security.' It triggered anger from opponents of the handover, with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch saying: 'Why can't Andy Burnham do ''everything possible'' to bring down the cost of welfare, or do ''everything possible'' to fund defence properly? 'Why is giving away this territory such a priority for Labour that they are willing to give away billions to do so when there's little money for anything else?' The Prime Minister spoke with his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam last night, with No10 saying he 'underlined his commitment' to working with Mauritius assertive
2026-09-23 · Daily Mail
Trump blanks Burnham's Falklands sovereignty message as president's Argentinian ally Milei prepares to ramp up pressure at UN
🔮 Mr Milei used a nationally televised address to reiterate his country's claim to the Falklands, saying the islands 'are our future'. His government has also imposed sanctions on people and companies involved in oil exploration around the Falklands and said it would file a criminal complaint against oil company Navitas Petroleum over its operations around the islands. mixed
2026-09-23 · Daily Mail
Sick workers must be made to have a phone call with bosses to explain absence instead of sending a text or email, says Government tsar
🔮 Sir Charlie Mayfield said that he wanted to 'change the norms' and block almost all employees from being able to just disappear after firing off a message. assertive
2026-09-24 · Daily Mail
Kemi says get ready for a December election as Tory leader predicts 'gambler' Burnham will go to the country this year
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham could call a snap general as soon as December, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has predicted. mixed
2026-09-24 · Daily Mail
We can't stop every migrant boat admits Labour's Lucy Powell amid fury at Channel dinghies landing unchallenged in Kent
🔮 But shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'Our border security has descended into chaos with illegal immigrants crossing at will over ever larger distances and in ever larger boats. ' assertive
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Polanski sparks fury at Holborn by-election hustings as he tells Jews that 'in practice' Zionism is racism
🔮 In an interview last week, Mr Polanski, who is seeking election to the Commons the week after the conference, suggested he would not back the plan in its current form, branding it a 'distraction' that is 'not going to help'. assertive
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Ed Miliband condemned for shaking hands with Iran minister at 'propaganda win' UN meeting as British couple are 'held hostage'
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Ed Miliband has been criticised for shaking hands with Iran's foreign minister as they met in New York. The Foreign Secretary was attacked for holding 'shameful' talks with Abbas Araghchi last night in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. The Foreign Office said Mr Miliband warned his Iranian counterpart that Britain will 'not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil' from groups linked to his country. assertive
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Andy Burnham blames Brexit for failure to stop Channel migrant boats and blasts 'un-British' demos
🔮 Tackled over the numbers on a round of regional TV interviews today, Mr Burnham distanced himself from Education secretary Lucy Powell, who this week said Labour could not stop every boat. assertive
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Burnham says there will be 'no election anytime soon' and the next vote will be 'in 2029 as he desperately tries to quell speculation
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham today moved to quell mounting speculation he is plotting an early general election. The Prime Minister said he was 'not particularly' tempted to call a snap vote, despite polls showing Labour are ahead of Reform for the first time in months. Mr Burnham's political opponents have talked up the prospect of an election as early as December as he seeks to gain a fresh mandate for tax rises and spending increases. But a mayor analysis last night suggested if it happened Labour would lose its majority and plunge the country into the chaos of a hung parliament. mixed
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Burnham bottles it: PM rules out snap election after poll shows he'd lose his majority
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham has been accused of ‘bottling’ plans for an early election after polls showed he would lose Labour’s majority. assertive
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail
Ministers add to £3tn debt mountain with 'Your First Home' scheme offering huge state loans to first timer buyers … despite fears it will just pump up house prices
🔮 First-time buyers could get the keys to their home with just a 2.5 per cent deposit saved, as well as being able to access an interest-free equity loan worth 20 per cent of their property's value. assertive
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail
John Healey admits he must stem exodus of billionaires as ANOTHER business mogul quits Britain... but Chancellor still hints wealth taxes coming in Budget
🔮 At the start of the Labour Party Conference the Chancellor said the party wanted them to stay because 'they create the jobs and they can create the wealth for us', setting out plans to raise the level of investment, confidence and profits. But he used the same interview to suggest that he will increase capital gains tax (CGT) in the Budget next month, saying the UK has the 'lowest ... of any European G7 nation'. mixed
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail
Labour silent on when it will hit defence spending target to avoid spooking the markets and sending borrowing costs spiralling, admits Streeting
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Labour is deliberately refusing to say when defence spending will hit a target of 3 per cent of GDP to avoid spooking the markets, Wes Streeting admitted today. assertive
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail
John Healey to pledge 'new industrial age'... as another tycoon quits the UK
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source John Healey will on Monday pledge a new 'age of industrialisation' - as another billionaire quits Britain. assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Fresh Labour infighting over tough immigration plans as Burnham's union ally leads conference protest accusing Home Secretary of 'fuelling the right'
🔮 Unison, now led by hard-Left general secretary Andrea Egan, will picket the party conference in Liverpool in a direct attack on the policies of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Ed Miliband confronted by Palestine Action activists in Pizza Express as more than 100 activists are arrested at conference demo
🔮 In video posted online by Defend our Juries, two activists approached Mr Miliband last night, telling him: 'Ed Miliband we would like you to de-proscribe Palestine Action, we would like you to declare a genocide in Gaza. 'One hundred metres from here there are 200 people being arrested.' assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Andy Burnham's deputy insists Manchester City trophies aren't 'tainted' and club should keep hold of 'hard fought for' titles despite being found guilty of 114 rule breaches
🔮 Asked on Monday whether she would be lobbying Prime Minister Andy Burnham for City to be allowed to keep those titles, Ms Powell replied: 'They were hard fought for trophies which I'm proud that we got.' assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Burnham says he will explain how he will find billions for the military and social care in first Labour conference speech as leader amid tax rise fears
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham says he will reveal how he plans to fund major multi-billion-pound investments in the Armed Forces and adult social care in his first Labour Party Conference speech as leader. assertive
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail
Angela Rayner warns councils will seize empty privately-owned houses... after emotional thanks to Labour members for support after second home tax row
🔮 She told delegates: 'For those homes that sit idle and unused, we will make it easier for councils to bring these homes back into use for desperate families who need them. 'Sweeping away Tory barriers that hampered our local leaders from taking action.' Her speech was her first at the event in two years, having been forced to quit Keir Starmer's cabinet shortly before the 2025 conference for failing to pay a £40,000 stamp duty bill on a holiday home more than 200 miles from her constituency. assertive
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail
Burnham signals he will look at the UK rejoining the EU as he mocks Brexiteers' hope to 'take back control' of Britain
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham signalled he could look at the UK rejoining the European Union today as he attacked Brexit and its supporters. mixed
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
BBC criticised for spending too much money on Meghan's US drama Suits, Shitt's Creek and Scooby Doo as MPs tell it to use licence fee better
🔮 Suits - there are lots of example of US content where the BBC has outbid the market in ways that we couldn't compete with.' assertive
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail
Green split on 'Zionism is racism' plan deepens as Polanski's deputy vows to vote for it - after ex-leaders warn it will alienate Jews
🔮 It wants broad boycotts and sanctions similar to those put on Apartheid South Africa, arguing: 'Zionism has created and seeks to maintain – and where possible – expand, an apartheid regime between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.' Deputy co-leader Mothin Ali last night became the highest-ranking figure to say he would back it, linking Zionism to the Israeli assault on Gaza that left tens of thousands dead. 'The ultimate form of racism is genocide, so anyone that believes in genociding people just so they can live free, that is racism,' he told Sky News. assertive
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail
Reform's record-breaking £72m donations impressed people and earned me respect, says Farage as he faces standards ruling on £5million gift
🔮 The influx of cash to Reform from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne - £36million each - caused a political earthquake last month and triggered calls for a major tightening of funding rules. The party has insisted the donations are in line, both with current rules and planned restrictions on money from donors based abroad, which would also apply for the first 12 months after expats come back to Britain. assertive
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail
Trans activists gatecrash Green women's event to protest discussion about female health
🔮 'They would rather prevent a debate at party conference ... make that make sense,' she said. ' assertive
2026-10-04 · Daily Mail
Greens labelled 'first openly anti-Semitic party in the UK' as members approve Zionism is Racism motion - but leader Polanski skips vote
🔮 In a move set to send shockwaves through the divided hard Left party's ranks, members backed a conference proposal that calls for Israel to be treated like apartheid South Africa by 1,022 votes to 813. assertive
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail
Zack Polanski allies desperately try to save him as he faces Holborn by-election defeat and coup after Greens' 'anti-Semitic' conference meltdown
🔮 Chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis became the latest critic today, saying the motion was a 'threat to British Jews and to Britain'. Mr Polanski - who was last night barred from entering Israel - desperately tried to row back by joining criticism of the motion levelled by the party's five MPs, but is facing growing anger at his lack of leadership. He faced accusations of political cowardice after astonishingly choosing to skip the vote in Brighton and instead campaign in Holborn and St Pancras ahead of the by-election he is standing in next week. He is expected to lose to Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali in Holborn but allies today tried to set him a low bar for 'victory' in the contest. assertive
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail
Tories vow to scrap Labour's 'vindictive' mansion tax if they win the next general election
🔮 Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith branded the looming charge – which will cost up to £7,500 a year for owners of properties valued at more than £2million – 'vindictive'. In his keynote speech to the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Mr Griffith warned the tax – due to take effect in April 2028 – would be 'simply unaffordable' for retired people in houses bought decades ago that have since soared in value, and that it would also hit commuters living in 'ordinary homes'. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Kemi Badenoch blames US Fairford bomber pullout on UK's lack of missile and drone defences as she vows to spend £10bn on 'Britannia Shield'
🔮 The Tories say it is needed because Labour – which has still not set out how it will reach its target of spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030 – is failing to do enough to guarantee the security of the UK, its overseas territories and bases in an increasingly hostile world. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Tory shadow minister claims there are 'no-go zones' in Luton where 'white people won't go'
🔮 Attacking 'ghettoes' he told the Centre for Policy Studies event in Birmingham: 'There are parts of that town unfortunately - and the police will tell you this, it can be a very dangerous place - there are parts where white people won't go. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Ed Miliband's 'personal agenda' hurting the UK says Tom Tugendhat in blast at 'virtue-signalling' Israel sanctions, handshake with top Iranian and green fixation
🔮 'We think it is wrong to have a Foreign Secretary who chooses to virtue signal over intelligence sharing in a way that will keep Britain safe, because that isn't serving the British people. assertive
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail
Polanski begs Green activists for help as he faces defeat in Holborn by-election tomorrow amid party anti-Semitism row
🔮 Posting a lonely image from a housing estate he asked them to 'come campaign with us tomorrow', with polls suggesting he will lose to Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali. assertive
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail
Fight brutal summer droughts by moving solar panels from green fields and floating them on reservoirs, say senior Tories demanding planning red tape cut
🔮 If the panels are to be connected to the National Grid commercially they must go through the full planning system, which takes time and money and could see them rejected. assertive
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail
Kemi lets rip at Farage over £5m 'gift' as she turns her guns on Reform with blast at Tory defector 'drama queens' Jenrick and Braverman
🔮 Just when you think Reform couldn't get any weirder, there's a convicted fraudster who calls himself ''Posh George'' and calls Nigel Farage ''Daddy''. assertive
2026-10-09 · Daily Mail
Polanksi on the ropes: Green Party leader is left fighting for his political future after humiliating by-election defeat
🔮 Mr Polanski insisted he could defeat Labour as polls closed on Thursday, but he eventually trailed in more than 3,000 votes The Greens have been reported to both the police and the equalities watchdog over anti-Semitism concerns after the motion passed. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Taxpayers footing £1bn a year cost of 120,000 teenagers getting benefits for autism, ADHD and depression
🔮 The £1billlion annual bill could pay for six counselling sessions for 442,000 children waiting more than ten months from an NHS mental health assessment, The Times reported. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Ed Miliband sets up new confrontation with Argentina as he 'signs off new Falklands oil field' in the South Atlantic
🔮 Ministers are set to tell MPs today that the Foreign Secretary has given the go-ahead for the Sea Lion project in the South Atlantic that is at the centre of a new spat with Buenos Aires. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Tories pressure Labour to take an axe to public spending to fund major cut to 'immoral' inheritance tax
🔮 The Conservatives will seek to heap fresh pressure on Andy Burnham to cut public spending in order to fund a major reduction in inheritance tax. assertive
2026-10-14 · Daily Mail
The Badenoch Bounce goes on! Second poll puts resurgent Tories ahead of Reform and Kemi's personal brand hits new high
🔮 An Opinium poll at the weekend also suggested the Tories had scored a bounce, in a relief for strategists who had feared the leader's improved personal ratings were not feeding through to a wider boost. But the latest survey could cool fevered rumours at Westminster about the prospect of a snap General Election. assertive
2026-10-14 · Daily Mail
Labour at war over Heathrow's £33billion third runway as Transport Secretary warns 'Britain loses by standing still' - as Burnham is accused of dithering over backing
🔮 Her remarks came as the PM refuses to say if he backs a scheme he opposed when he was mayor of Greater Manchester. And they could be interpreted as a pointed reference at his stated desire to create 'growth in every postcode' of the UK. mixed
2026-10-14 · Daily Mail
Healey must not 'screw up' UK's economic recovery with major Budget tax raid says former Burnham adviser
🔮 Mr Healey is expected to unveil tax rises and spending cuts as he seeks to raise money without increasing borrowing at a time when the bond market is volatile. assertive
2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
Brussels tells Burnham UK must cede powers to EU judges and pay if it wants help with channel migrant crisis
🔮 Andy Burnham will use a summit next month designed to draw the UK closer to the bloc to get a new deal that includes access to its migrant and criminal databases that was lost after Brexit. assertive
2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
Healey hints there could be more Budget help with 'punishing' energy bills - if you're on benefits - as he warns Britons he is preparing a 'tough' economic plan
🔮 John Healey today rolled the pitch for a 'tough' Budget in a fortnight as he hinted that he will provide only limited help for families with 'punishing' energy bills. assertive
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail
Jenrick likens shocking racism and sexism in Reform to BBC paedo scandals claiming all parties have 'bad apples' after TV probe
🔮 A senior Reform MP today likened the furore over racism and sexism displayed by some of its elected politicians to the BBC's paedophile presenter scandals, saying the party could only do so much to root out 'bad apples'. assertive
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