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Newspin: Balancing the News (UK)

News for Jan 20, 2023

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Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM quits citing burnout -- BBC News (UK)

Jacinda Ardern resigns: I no longer have enough in the tank

Outline: (what is this?) ms ardern

Tone: (what is this?) + positive

Discussion: (what is this?) + NZ, ++ UK, - covid


Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand -- The Guardian

Labour leader to stand down no later than 7 February, saying she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job; Ardern said she had reflected over the summer break on whether she had the energy to continue in the role

Outline:  new zealand labour leader

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ New Zealand, -- Liz Truss, ++ Trudeau


Jacinda Arderns graceful departure is the personification of modern democratic ideals | Van Badham -- The Guardian

Jacinda Ardern’s departure strikes a paradoxically powerful note, especially at a time when political transition in democracies from the U.S. to Brazil has been marred by violence and insurrection

Outline:  jacinda ardern

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? UK, ? NZ, ? Guardian

King Charles to divert Crown Estate windfall to 'public good' -- BBC News (UK)

Royal Household's public funding is based on 25% of Crown Estate profits; But King Charles wants to reduce this so that more money is kept by the Treasury

Outline:  crown estate profits

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  + Charles, ++ Windsor, + US


King Charles redirects 1bn windfarm profits towards public good -- The Guardian

King Charles has asked for profits from £1bn-a-year crown estate windfarm deal to be used for the ‘wider public good’ Six new offshore wind energy lease agreements have generated a major windfall for the estate

Outline:  year crown estate windfarm deal

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ++ Charles, ? UK, ? Jamaica


Concerned about the cost of living, Charles has requested the huge profits go to 'public good' -- ITV News

Outline:  public good

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? UK, ? Charles, ? tories

Dyson calls UK approach to economy "stupid" -- BBC News (UK)

Sir James Dyson said growth had 'become a dirty word' during Rishi Sunak's premiership; Michael Gove said the government was "firing on all cylinders" to help business

Outline:  uk businesses

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ++ Brexit, - Singapore, - Dyson


Starmer: UK car industry 'needs to be saved' -- BBC News (UK)

UK car industry 'needs to be saved', says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

Outline:  uk car industry

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ++ Brexit, ? UK, ? Starmer

Cardiff City tried to insure Sala for 20m the day after his death -- BBC News (UK)

Cardiff City tried to take out £20m insurance on Emiliano Sala the day after he was killed in a plane crash, say papers filed to the High Court; Club claim Miller Insurance failed to explain concept of an "insurable interest" for football player transfers

Outline:  cardiff city claim miller insurance

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  -- Cardiff, ? Scum, ? England

BBC News Home -- BBC News (UK)

Friday's Guardian: "Tory areas allocated more cash from levelling up fund"

Outline:  bbc news home friday

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  -- UK, ? Sunak, ? EU


Ofsted boss surprised by under-11s with smartphones -- BBC News (UK)

Amanda Spielman said she is "surprised" when primary school children have smartphones; She was being interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live about influencer Andrew Tate

Outline:  smartphones ofsted

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? TikTok, ? ofsted, ? Superman

Motor traffic reduced by 47% in London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, study finds -- BBC News (UK)

Traffic data from 46 LTN schemes across 11 boroughs reported the mean percentage reduction of traffic on streets within them was 46.9; LTNs try to reduce motor traffic in residential areas by using either cameras, planters or lockable bollards

Outline:  london low traffic neighbourhoods

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ London, -- BBC, ++ LTNs


"If I win, he never protests out there again" Tory MP challenges campaigner Steve 'Stop Brexit' Bray to a charity boxing match. More on tomorrow's with -- The Telegraph

Outline:  charity boxing match

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - Lee, ? Steve, ? Brexit


France strikes: One million protest against Macron's rise in retirement age -- BBC News (UK)

France strikes bid to halt Macron's rise in retirement age

Outline:  retirement age france strikes

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Macron, ? UK, ? Maggie

Children born of rape to be classed as victims of crime -- BBC News (UK)

New law will make it easier for victims to receive support from police and justice system; England and Wales understood to be among the first nations in the world to confer victim status to children born of rape

Outline:  forthcoming victims bill

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? BBC, ? Yorkshire, ? Britain

Why inflation is falling but prices are still rising -- BBC News (UK)

Prices are still rising sharply compared to a year ago, but at a slower rate than they have been; Food inflation is currently at 16.8%, much higher than the average rate of inflation

Outline:  inflation figures

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  -- Tories, - Brexit, ? BBC


Bailey: Inflation 'likely to fall rapidly' this year -- BBC News (UK)

Inflation 'likely to fall rapidly' this year, says Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey

Outline:  england governor andrew bailey inflation

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  -- Tories, ++ Rishi, ? BOE

Disposable vapes ban to be considered for Scotland -- BBC News (UK)

Humza Yousaf told MSPs that a review would give "consideration" to a potential ban; It follows a campaign against the cheap e-cigarettes because of the threat they pose to the environment

Outline:  disposable vapes ban

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ++ Scotland, ? England, ? Laura Young


Coffee pod carbon footprint better for planet than filtered brew -- BBC News (UK)

How to be a more environmentally friendly coffee drinker

Outline:  coffee pod carbon footprint

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Alberta, ? Quebec

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