Top Scottish businessman tears into SNP 'on-the-hoof' tax policies

  • Bias Rating

    24% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    50% Negative

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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"The First Minister will argue there is a case for optimism for a separate Scottish economy based on the country's extraordinary resources such as renewable energy, food and drink, and finance and business services."
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28% Conservative
"Arguing that independence is urgent, the First Minister is expected to say: Because it is through independence, and in particular the powerful combination of independence and EU membership, that we can raise living standards."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Former John Lewis CEO attacks ministers for introducing new business tariffs by 'stealth'One of Scotland's most eminent businessmen has aimed an excoriating attack at the SNP Government's on-the-hoof tax policies ahead of a major speech on Monday by Humza Yousaf that will seek to boost his economic credibility."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Andrew Murphy, the former chief operating officer at John Lewis and head of toy retailer The Entertainer Group, attacked SNP ministers for introducing new business taxes by stealth and argued that their industrial strategy was a joke."
Negative
-32% Liberal

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Bias Meter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : The First Minister will argue there is a "case for optimism" for a separate Scottish economy based on the country's "extraordinary resources" such as renewable energy, food and drink, and finance and business services.
58% : Arguing that independence is "urgent", the First Minister is expected to say: "Because it is through independence, and in particular the powerful combination of independence and EU membership, that we can raise living standards.

*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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