👤 Craig Buchan

3 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
3
2026-08-06 – 2026-09-06
Claims per article
30
90 extracted in total
Hedged claims
2%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,231
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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

Politics
67%
Economy/Business
33%
Most-tagged topics
Kent PoliceBBCDoverDover District CouncilDover WestKentLabourPatriot Platform

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 -0.15 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-06 · BBC News · Politics
Police slow to respond to Dover protest, says council boss
9 outlets covered this event
2026-09-05 · BBC News · Politics
Disruption at Port of Dover as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
9 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-06 · BBC News · Economy/Business
Uniform bank now helping working families
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-06 · BBC News
Uniform bank now helping working families
🔮 The teaching assistant added: "Although I'm paid throughout the summer, it's still it's not enough to pay for something every single day." Laura, a full-time carer for her husband and children, said: "You don't get any help, and this is the only place we come to for help." Her children would have to wear uniforms too small for them without the uniform bank, she said. assertive
2026-09-05 · BBC News
Disruption at Port of Dover as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
🔮 "I bet if you asked any one of those 'protesters' they wouldn't know small boat crossing are down by 40% and we are working hard to fix the mess. assertive
2026-09-06 · BBC News
Police slow to respond to Dover protest, says council boss
🔮 "They want to exploit their online following and take money from the people willing to follow them online, and that's what that agenda is," he said. assertive
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