Eastern Daily Press Article Rating'Catastrophic' EU tariffs on British steel could spell the end for local firms
- Bias Rating
- Reliability
45% ReliableAverage
- Policy Leaning
50% Medium Right
- Politician Portrayal
-56% Negative
Continue For Free
Create your free account to see the in-depth bias analytics and more.
By creating an account, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy, and subscribe to email updates.
Bias Score Analysis
The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
Sentiments
-65% Negative
- Liberal
- Conservative
| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
Unlock this feature by upgrading to the Pro plan. | ||
Reliability Score Analysis
Policy Leaning Analysis
Politician Portrayal Analysis
Bias Meter
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Contributing sentiments towards policy:
61% : "The EU are reacting and they've reacted in a very extreme way.58% : "We're seeing a rapid rise of protectionist trade measures all over the world.
50% : Speaking to Times Radio, Gareth Stace said: "The US has closed off its steel market to imports and today what we've seen is the EU proposing to do the same.
50% : "The way Trump went about his US tariffs was bullish and the ripples from that continue to cause fallout," Mr Denyer said.
47% : Yes, it might be to protect their market, but it's not going to help the companies in the EU that are buying material from the UK.
44% : British steel is facing its biggest crisis in its history after the EU announced it will fast-track plans to cut the amount of steel that can be imported tax-free into the bloc, increasing the tariff rate from 25pc to 50pc to protect the European sector.
41% : The government must do all it can to repel the tariff with the EU because it's going to cause a lot of issues.
36% : British steel is facing its biggest crisis in its history after the EU announced plans for 50pc tariffs on imported UK steel(Image: Danny Lawson) The UK exported 78pc of its steel - 1.9 million tonnes - to the EU last year, producing four million tonnes of steel for both domestic and foreign markets.
25% : "If the UK government can't get round the table with the EU and convince the EU that we're their friend, not their enemy, then we will see job losses in our sector - the like we haven't seen for a number of years.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.
