👤 Neil Pooran

31 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
31
2026-09-07 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
19
577 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,627
characters
Writes for Daily Mail, Evening Standard.
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

Crime & Law
35%
Politics
26%
Economy/Business
10%
Science
10%
Entertainment
6%
Technology
6%
Most-tagged topics
ScotlandEdinburghScottishSheffieldthe World Snooker ChampionshipBBCWorld Snooker’sAberdeen

Leaning

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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 -0.02 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-21 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business
Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business
Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’
6 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business
‘Insufficient funds’ to pay employee wage debts at collapsed BrewDog company
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-30 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Peter Murrell’s legal aid withdrawn by funding body
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
3 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-07 · Evening Standard
VIP treatment for Marks and Spencer superfan aged 101 on special trip to store
🔮 She would spend hours browsing clothing, jewellery, and gifts at the shop when she went to visit with her daughters and friends. assertive
2026-09-16 · Evening Standard
Irish president meets John Swinney as visit to Scotland gets under way
🔮 During her time in Scotland, Ms Connolly will receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, before learning more about a project it funds with the Royal Irish Academy that works to help deaf victims of gender-based violence in rural areas. assertive
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Irish President meets King during official visit to Scotland
🔮 Over the course of the visit, the president will travel to Glasgow, Coatbridge and the Isle of Skye, where she will visit Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Scotland’s national centre for Gaelic language and culture. assertive
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Irish president meets King during official visit to Scotland
🔮 Over the course of the visit, the president will travel to Glasgow, Coatbridge and the Isle of Skye, where she will visit Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Scotland’s national centre for Gaelic language and culture. assertive
2026-09-18 · Evening Standard
‘Insufficient funds’ to pay employee wage debts at collapsed BrewDog company
🔮 Former staff and certain creditors of the collapsed beer company BrewDog’s retail arm are not expected to receive anything from its administration. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Runner, 90, who finished 10k in just over an hour sets ‘world best’ time for age
🔮 Mr Winship, a veteran of the Suez Crisis who jumped into Egypt near Port Said in 1956, says his next challenge will be to “live to 100”. assertive
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
King arrives in Peterhead for renewable energy visits
🔮 He will also meet representatives of Maritime Developments Ltd, a three-time recipient of the King’s Award for Enterprise. assertive
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
King hails ‘genius’ engineering skills on visit to GB Energy’s new headquarters
🔮 The company was formally established in May 2025 and its headquarters in Marischal Square, Aberdeen, were opened recently. assertive
2026-09-25 · Evening Standard
Both sides must ‘get around table’ in Glasgow fire and rehire dispute – minister
🔮 It said that in order to end the current pay arrangements, all non-teaching staff would be dismissed and rehired under new contracts, which would take effect from January 1. assertive
2026-09-27 · Evening Standard
Most Scots worried AI use means people ‘think less for themselves’ – survey
🔮 Academics warned that artificial intelligence could erode critical skills in society and push humans “out of the loop” in the forging of their own memories. assertive
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
First Ministers’ meeting ‘not a threat to the UK’, says Farage
🔮 Mr Farage was also asked by The Scotsman about polling suggesting support for Scottish independence would surge if he became Prime Minister. assertive
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
RCN failed to help me when I needed them, pronoun nurse tells Peggie tribunal
🔮 Responding to questions from Ms Peggie’s barrister Naomi Cunningham, he said that at the time it was his understanding that transgender individuals could use the facilities with which they identify. assertive
2026-09-29 · Evening Standard
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
🔮 “But we will take all reports seriously, we will listen and we will prosecute robustly wherever possible. assertive
2026-09-29 · Evening Standard
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
🔮 “But we will take all reports seriously, we will listen and we will prosecute robustly wherever possible. assertive
2026-09-29 · Evening Standard
Scottish space company hails successful ‘hot fire’ test of rocket engine
🔮 Skyrora XL is a three-stage rocket which will stand 23-metres tall, able to carry a payload of up to 315kg of satellites. assertive
2026-09-30 · Evening Standard
Peter Murrell’s legal aid withdrawn by funding body
🔮 This will determine the confiscation of funds which he embezzled from the SNP over a 12-year period while he was its chief executive. assertive
2026-10-05 · Evening Standard
Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project
🔮 Whisky will be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment which will also measure how the spirit ages in the harsh environment beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. mixed
2026-10-05 · Evening Standard
Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project
🔮 Whisky will be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment which will also measure how the spirit ages in the harsh environment beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. mixed
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail
Distilled in space - the water of life to be given an extraterrestrial flavour
🔮 But the next, somewhat futuristic step in the art of whisky making will enter the history books – with the water of life to be distilled in space for the first time. assertive
2026-10-10 · Evening Standard
Scottish fashion designer’s joy as Claudia Winkleman wears her items on Traitors
🔮 Asked what role she would like to play on the show, she said: “I would be a traitor, absolutely 100%, it’s much more fun.” assertive
2026-10-11 · Evening Standard
Swinney says he and Sturgeon ‘still friends’ despite election campaign criticism
🔮 He added: “But there are, of course, civil remedies available to the Scottish National Party. “We will reserve our position on that until such time as the Crown process is concluded.” assertive
2026-10-13 · Evening Standard
Human rights court rules in favour of BBC Scotland in court access case
🔮 “While judicial decision-making is a matter for the independent judiciary, we will consider the Strasbourg Court’s decision carefully together with the Scottish court authorities for any ongoing implications for court proceedings in Scotland.” assertive
2026-10-21 · Evening Standard
Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’
🔮 “Jackdaw is 99.9% complete and, with approval now secured, gas from this field will be flowing into homes up and down the country within weeks. assertive
2026-10-21 · Evening Standard
Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’
🔮 “Jackdaw is 99.9% complete and, with approval now secured, gas from this field will be flowing into homes up and down the country within weeks. assertive
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