The Aporia · Patrick Tooher

Articles

5

2026-09-26 – 2026-10-31

Claims per article

21

107 extracted in total

Hedged claims

10%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

3,444

characters

Writes for Daily Mail.

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.

Economy/Business

80%

Politics

20%

Most-tagged topics

LabourBudgetBritainBaxtersDaily MailHeinzIranLink

Not enough articles to place this byline.

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 +0.01 (centre).

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

2026-10-10 · Daily Mail · Economy/Business

Retail bosses prepare for No11 summit as Chancellor is urged not to clobber businesses with more tax hikes in Budget

2 outlets covered this event

2026-10-31 · Daily Mail · Economy/Business

Record amount of cash could be withdrawn from ATMS as Labour ministers advise to hoard money at home in case calamity strikes

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-10-30 · Daily Mail · Politics

NatWest boss blasts lack of 'ambition' in Budget and questions Burnham's growth strategy

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-10-17 · Daily Mail · Economy/Business

'Vote of no-confidence' as traders place £7bn bet against the pound ahead of John Healey's first Budget

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right

2026-09-26 · Daily Mail · Economy/Business

Diesel set to hit record high price TODAY as Donald Trump considers export ban as Iran war drags on

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-26 · Daily Mail

Diesel set to hit record high price TODAY as Donald Trump considers export ban as Iran war drags on

🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The price of diesel will hit a record high today as fears grow that low stocks may dwindle further if Donald Trump imposes an export ban as the Iran war drags on. The average cost of a litre of diesel last night was 198.89p, a fraction below the high in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 'The previous record of 199.09p a litre for diesel will be broken today,' Simon Williams, the RAC's head of policy, told The Mail on Sunday. assertive

2026-10-10 · Daily Mail

Retail bosses prepare for No11 summit as Chancellor is urged not to clobber businesses with more tax hikes in Budget

🔮 The Chancellor is set to host a delegation of retail and hospitality chiefs in Downing Street on Tuesday, amid reports that a 'warehouse tax' raid has been ruled out. assertive

2026-10-17 · Daily Mail

'Vote of no-confidence' as traders place £7bn bet against the pound ahead of John Healey's first Budget

🔮 Bank bosses have warned that any such raid on their bumper profits would push up interest rates on mortgages and business loans and reduce lending and investment. assertive

2026-10-30 · Daily Mail

NatWest boss blasts lack of 'ambition' in Budget and questions Burnham's growth strategy

🔮 ‘I think they will be as much if not more significant indicators for the long-term direction of the UK.’ assertive

2026-10-31 · Daily Mail

Record amount of cash could be withdrawn from ATMS as Labour ministers advise to hoard money at home in case calamity strikes

🔮 A record amount of cash could be withdrawn from ATMs this weekend as savers heed ministers' advice to hoard money at home in case calamity strikes. assertive

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