The Observer view on Tory economic policy: only active public investment will cure Britain's ills | Observer editorial

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  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

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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.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

-21% Negative

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"If a technical recession - one that charts a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) across a six-month period - comes to pass, it will reveal that Rishi Sunak's mix of income tax rises and public sector cuts have backfired, as many experts said they would, leaving the UK worse off in almost every way possible."
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22% Conservative
"This level of engagement is anathema to the current Tory party, as it is in other areas of public policy."
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4% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : If a technical recession - one that charts a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) across a six-month period - comes to pass, it will reveal that Rishi Sunak's mix of income tax rises and public sector cuts have backfired, as many experts said they would, leaving the UK worse off in almost every way possible.
52% : This level of engagement is anathema to the current Tory party, as it is in other areas of public policy.

*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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