👤 Michael Goodier

6 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
6
2026-09-30 – 2026-10-25
Claims per article
38
227 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,452
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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.

What they cover

Politics
50%
Crime & Law
17%
Economy/Business
17%
Health
17%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandGuardianBritainLabourthe Home OfficeBekkerBritishDefra

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; 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 -0.29 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-25 · The Guardian · Health
Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-25 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Cocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain as consumption surges
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-24 · The Guardian · Politics
Most levelling up projects still unfinished years after funding allocated
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left
2026-10-15 · The Guardian · Politics
No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-10 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left
2026-09-30 · The Guardian · Politics
Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-30 · The Guardian
Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care
🔮 Speaking at the Labour conference on Tuesday, the prime minister announced that the government would begin laying the groundwork for a National Care Service to be introduced after the next election, paid for in part by changing the earnings element of the triple lock. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Guardian
How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’
🔮 When South African billionaire Koos Bekker bought an old country estate in a sleepy corner of Somerset to turn it into a luxury hotel, residents thought it was a sign their area was on the up. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Guardian
No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque
🔮 The government has refused to say when the public will be able to freely access information about who owns large plots of land across England and Wales. assertive
2026-10-24 · The Guardian
Most levelling up projects still unfinished years after funding allocated
🔮 Data released under freedom of information laws and manually reviewed by the Guardian found 821 levelling up projects out of 1,347 were yet to be finalised as of May this year. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Guardian
Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit
🔮 Another is that the survey excludes people who are homeless or living in institutions, and some respondents may be reluctant to admit to illegal drug use. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Guardian
Cocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain as consumption surges
🔮 Figures up to May this year suggest that number could increase again in 2026 to about 64 cases in every 100,000 people – a rise of more than 10% over seven years. assertive
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