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
86%
Environment
14%
Most-tagged topics
ScotlandHolyroodSNPWestminsterthe Scotland ActAberdeenBritainDaily Mail
Leaning
Not enough articles to place this byline.
5 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 +0.02
(centre).
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Banished to the back corner of the debating chamber in May’s Holyrood elections, the Scottish Tories have been searching for an issue to get themselves front and centre again. assertive
🔮 There is a lot going on in that sentence, which might be why Bell neglected to include any grammar, but the gist of it is a call for a moratorium on new arrivals. assertive
🔮 The point of the debate was to agree that democracy required Holyrood, not Westminster, to decide when another breakaway referendum would be held. assertive
🔮 By his own admission, the First Minister knew several months ago that the next drugs deaths statistics would show a significant increase in fatalities. assertive
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