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Newspin: Balancing the News (UK)

News for May 30, 2023

It's Tuesday! Things are happening. Let's take a step back, pop out of the old echo chamber, and see what's going on!

This Morning: 'We love making this show' - Dermot O'Leary -- BBC News (UK)

Outline: (what is this?) former presenter phillip schofield

Tone: (what is this?) + positive

Discussion: (what is this?) ++ Dermot, + Alison, ± BBC


Phillip Schofield: What next for Holly Willoughby, ITV and This Morning? -- BBC News (UK)

Former ITV stars Dan Wootton and Eamonn Holmes raised questions about what ITV knew; ITV says it appointed an external and independent advisor to carry out a review

Outline:  phillip schofield

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ BBC, ± Holly, - Schofield


Phillip Schofield row: This Morning hosts defend show -- BBC News (UK)

This Morning: Presenters say 'we love making this show' as Schofield row continues

Outline:  ex - presenter schofield

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ Alison, ++ Schofield, ++ Dermot

Mars bar plastic wrapper swapped for paper -- BBC News (UK)

Mars bars have been given a new look with recyclable paper wrappers instead of plastic; The new packaging will be rolled out at 500 Tesco stores in the UK from Monday

Outline:  mars bar plastic wrapper

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ Mars, ++ BBC, ++ KitKats


Food price cap won't make a difference, say retailers -- BBC News (UK)

Government plans to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items will not help tackle the rising cost of living, retailers have warned; The British Retail Consortium said the measures would not make a "jot of difference" and could thwart efforts to cut inflation

Outline:  food price cap

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  -- UK, ? Brexit, ? London

Steve Coogan and Lee Mack join pollution protest at Windermere -- BBC News (UK)

Campaigners gathered at Windermere in Cumbria, claiming the lake had already been damaged by pollution; Zoologist Matt Staniek claimed significant amount of the phosphate in the lake came from United Utilities' owned sites

Outline:  water company united utilities

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  + Paul Whitehouse, ++ BBC, ++ Lee Mack


King Charles turns down temperature in Buckingham Palace swimming pool -- The Independent

The monarch is known for his environmentalism and implementing energy-saving policies; He has reportedly been keen for staff not to light fires in the palace unless there is a'very good reason' He is also known for keeping his windows open even in the winter

Outline:  king charles

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? Rishisunak, ? 5 Live


Bank of England spends 150,000 on measuring carbon footprint of cash -- The Telegraph

The Bank of England is to measure the carbon footprint of its money as part of Threadneedle Streets net zero push

Outline:  banknote production

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? CBDC, ? CO2 Band Wagon, ? UN

Suspected Russia-trained spy whale reappears off Swedens coast -- The Guardian

Beluga whale was first spotted in Norway wearing a harness marked ‘Equipment St Petersburg’ in 2019; On Sunday, he was observed in Hunnebostrand, off Sweden’s south-western coast

Outline:  swedens coast beluga whale

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? John Pilger, ? Paul Mason, ? Dolph Lundgren

Uganda's President Museveni approves tough new anti-gay law -- BBC News (UK)

President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law after parliament watered it down; Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda but now anyone convicted faces life imprisonment

Outline:  tough new anti - gay law uganda

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  - Uganda, ++ UK, ++ Bible


Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ+ law with death penalty for same-sex acts -- The Guardian

Uganda's president has assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanisation’ The move immediately drew condemnation from many Ugandans as well as widespread international outrage

Outline:  draconian new anti - gay law

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - Uganda, ? LGBT, ? Africa

Metropolitan Police: Move to attend fewer mental health calls sparks alarm -- BBC News (UK)

Met Police to stop attending mental health calls

Outline:  new mental health ambulances

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - NHS, - MH, ++ UK

ITV confirms Coronation Streets Gail Platt for Love Island -- Metro

It's official, Coronation Street's Gail Platt is entering the Love Island villa

Outline:  coronation streets gail platt

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? Jessica, ? Gail, ? Love Island


Thetford boy, 13, supported by footballers after stroke in match -- BBC News (UK)

Thetford boy in hospital swamped with famous footballer support

Outline:  thetford boy

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? U.K., ? covid, ? Pfizer

Trust is breaking down in Britain. It is a danger we can no longer ignore -- The Telegraph

'Mizzy is a case study in what is wrong with our unduly lenient criminal justice system. But more than that, he is a symptom and a catalyst, in his parochial way, of the breakdown of social trust in Britain' | Writes Nick Timothy

Outline:  social trust

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  -- Britain, ? UK, ? Tories


A 2% tax on UK rich list families could raise 22bn a year -- The Guardian

Campaigners for tax reform say similar levies in Europe have helped to reduce inequality; They call for urgent reform of the 'fundamental unfairness in the tax system' The richest 250 families in the UK are sitting on combined wealth of £748bn

Outline:  similar wealth taxes

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ UK, ++ Norway, ? France

UK parents: what is behind the rise in school absences? -- The Guardian

We want to speak to parents whose children are off school more often than before the pandemic; We are also interested in hearing from students who are 18 and above

Outline:  school absences

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - COVID, ± UK, ± SARS2


We desperately need a government who will say it: Britain is still reeling from Covid | John Harris -- The Guardian

A hardcore of Johnson cultists still reportedly think he could sooner or later return to the Tory leadership; A few of his other disciples acknowledge – for now, at least – that such dreams are probably over, but still devotedly try to defend him

Outline:  covid | john harris pupil absence

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ++ Covid, ? Britain, ? John Harris

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