👤 Matthew Pearce

5 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
5
2026-09-06 – 2026-10-13
Claims per article
29
144 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,486
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

Environment
60%
Politics
40%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandBarclaysBarclays BankCamdenCheshireEustonForestry EnglandForestry England’s

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; 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.
2026-10-13 · The Guardian · Environment
Coastal erosion in England has claimed at least 183 homes in past 16 years
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-06 · The Guardian · Politics
Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-05 · The Guardian · Politics
Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right
2026-09-22 · The Guardian · Environment
Could you be an ‘autumn spotter’? Public asked to track changing colours of trees in England
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-06 · The Guardian · Environment
Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-06 · The Guardian
Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest
🔮 The complainants argue that emissions from the plant will contribute to global heating, rising sea levels and extreme weather in a region already highly vulnerable to the climate crisis. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
Could you be an ‘autumn spotter’? Public asked to track changing colours of trees in England
🔮 The reds and golds of autumn leaves may be beginning to appear, but exactly when the season arrives is not always as predictable as the calendar might suggest. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Guardian
Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
🔮 Denyer said keeping existing nuclear stations running could be a low-carbon option because a significant proportion of their carbon footprint came from construction. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Guardian
Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection
🔮 When HS2 construction began around London’s Euston station in 2017 and people living nearby watched parks and playgrounds give way to diggers and rubble, they were promised that the lost green space would be replaced. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Guardian
Coastal erosion in England has claimed at least 183 homes in past 16 years
🔮 A GYBC spokesperson said: “Last winter, the dunes in Hemsby saw about 50% of the erosion predicted for the entirety of the next 30 years. assertive
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