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Newspin: Balancing the News (UK)

News for Mar 19, 2023

Old so and so is at it again… probably. Here's what else is happening, served with a delicious side of slow-cooked analysis.

Suella Braverman jokes she could use interior designer behind Rwanda migrant homes -- The Telegraph

Suella Braverman was so impressed by the decor of the Rwanda homes being built for migrants deported from the UK that she joked she wanted the name of their interior designer

Outline: (what is this?) migrant homes suella braverman

Tone: (what is this?) - negative

Discussion: (what is this?) - Telegraph, -- UK, ++ Rwanda


Braverman criticised for shutting out Guardian and BBC from Rwanda trip -- The Guardian

Home secretary Suella Braverman makes first trip to Rwanda as home secretary; Charity Freedom from Torture labelled it a ‘showboat trip’ after it emerged that the Guardian, the BBC, the Daily Mirror, the Independent and the i were not invited

Outline:  rwanda trip home secretary

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  - BBC, -- UK, - Guardian


Suella Braverman visits site yet to house deported asylum seekers in Rwanda - video -- The Guardian

Britain agreed to send tens of thousands of people to Rwanda as part of a deal last year but no flights have taken off; The deal is part of the government's wider plans to deport asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the Channel

Outline:  asylum seekers

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Rwanda, ? UK, ? Suella

Gary Lineker row: BBC impartiality dominates Prime Minister's Questions -- BBC News (UK)

"I wanted to say how upset we were" Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer says "some really great people were put in an impossible situation" after row over Gary Lineker tweet

Outline:  gary lineker tweet labour leader sir keir starmer

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - BBC, - Lineker, -- Shearer


Boris Johnson: Ex-PM to reveal evidence in his defence over Partygate -- BBC News (UK)

Boris Johnson: Tory MPs will get free vote on any Partygate sanctions

Outline:  partygate sanctions boris johnson

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ± Boris Johnson, ? UK, ? Fishi Rishi


Just 14% of people think Stanley Johnson should get a knighthood, poll shows -- The Independent

Nearly half of public want end to honours system as Boris Johnson lines up gong for father; Middle-aged Britons are wearier of the system than the younger generation

Outline:  boris johnson

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ++ Stanley Johnson, ± Boris, ± Tory

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday -- BBC News (UK)

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and has urged his supporters to launch mass protests; His lawyer says there has been no communication from law enforcement and the former president's post was based on media reports

Outline:  possible indictment

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  - Trump, - Putin, -- Biden


Trump claims he will be arrested on Tuesday in New York criminal case -- The Guardian

Ex-president makes remark on Truth Social without any official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being brought; Law enforcement officials in New York have been making security preparations for the possibility that Trump could be indicted

Outline:  political manhattan district attorney

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? US, ? Fox News, ? PLC


Donald Trump says he will be arrested on Tuesday -- Metro

BREAKING: Former US president Donald Trump claims he will be arrested on Tuesday

Outline:  former trump lawyer michael cohen

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? America, ? Putin, ? Biden

My dad wouldn't want Stone of Destiny at Coronation -- BBC News (UK)

"I think his view would be it's ridiculous" Son of man who stole Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey says his father wouldn't want it used in King's Coronation

Outline:  stone

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - Scotland, - England, -- BBC


Jon Snow at complete ease with becoming a father again in his 70s -- The Guardian

Former Channel 4 News anchor and his wife, Precious Lunga, 48, welcomed a baby boy via a surrogate in 2021; The broadcaster, 75, said he was ‘much more relaxed and present as a parent’ in comparison with his own father, who was an Anglican clergyman

Outline:  jon snow

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ++ Jon, ? Britain, ? Nursery End

Man, 29, granted bail after dog partially buried alive -- BBC News (UK)

Peter Toland, 29, is charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a dog; The dog was found partially buried in Ballyarnett Country Park by a member of the public

Outline:  court mr toland

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ++ Londonderry, ? Ukraine, ? Asia


Man sent bailiffs to Luton Airport for Wizz Air refund -- BBC News (UK)

Russell Quirk said he was left with little choice but to find another route to Portugal; After months of waiting for Wizz Air reimbursement, he went to court and sent in bailiffs

Outline:  wizz air reimbursement

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ++ UK, ? Luton Airport, ? Russell

The Thick of It was fuelled by my anger at the Iraq war and the way it left truth for dead | Armando Iannucci -- The Guardian

Tony Blair’s terrible decision inspired my tale of stupidity in the corridors of power – with a howl of frustration among the one-liners; No premise was too flimsy to get thrown on to the pile of spurious evidence

Outline:  empirical inquiry

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? China, ? Covid, ? Iraq


How Australia wrote the 'stop the boats' playbook -- BBC News (UK)

The UK government is banking on its new migration bill to stem the flow of small boats crossing the English Channel; The policy's headline-grabbing slogan is identical to that used in Australia a decade ago

Outline:  australian policy

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ± Australia, ? BBC, ? Oz

Harry Styles made check-up calls after his Grammys performance went wrong -- BBC News (UK)

Julio Himede is the set designer for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest; Harry Styles had a nightmare at February's Grammys when the stage started to spin in the wrong direction

Outline:  grammys performance

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ++ BBC, -- China, ? London


Taylor Swift launches Eras tour with epic three-hour set -- BBC News (UK)

Taylor Swift performed 44 songs from across her career in three-hour, fifteen-minute extravaganza; The show is a massive production, with 16 dancers, multiple set and costume changes

Outline:  taylor swift

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? Bitcoin, ? London, ? The Weeknd

Teen vaping is a new pandemic, head teacher warns -- BBC News (UK)

Tony McCabe, who leads St Joseph's RC High School in Bolton, said staff had seen a rise in young people "acquiring vapes from the black market" He said his pupils were "no different" from children across the UK; Vaping among 15-year-old girls has jumped from 10% in 2018 to 21% in 2021

Outline:  teen vaping

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - NHS, -- UK, ± Covid

Watch: Sadiq Khans death trap crossings where cyclists ignore road rules -- The Telegraph

Sadiq Khans death trap bike lane zebra crossings see just one in 10 cyclists stop to let pedestrians pass, The Telegraph can reveal. reports

Outline:  sadiq khans death trap crossings

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ++ Boris, + Khan, - London

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