Next generation of Brits could be banned from smoking under strict new measures

Sep 23, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -34% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -34% Medium Liberal

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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.

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"Deborah Arnott, chief executive of Action on Smoking & Health (Ash), explained: Smoking is highly addictive and only one in three smokers quit before they die, taking on average 30 attempts before they succeed."
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16% Conservative
"The new policy would effectively mean a cigarette ban for the next generation of Brits - making it so that if the law is implemented by 2026, it would mean anyone aged 15 and under now would never be able to buy a cigarette."
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-20% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Deborah Arnott, chief executive of Action on Smoking & Health (Ash), explained: "Smoking is highly addictive and only one in three smokers quit before they die, taking on average 30 attempts before they succeed.
40% : The new policy would effectively mean a cigarette ban for the next generation of Brits - making it so that if the law is implemented by 2026, it would mean anyone aged 15 and under now would never be able to buy a cigarette.

*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.

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