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BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion, Same Sex Marriage

Aug 08, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -16% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Up until 2010, same-sex marriage wasn't on the political agenda in Britain, and lesbian and gay campaigners were divided over whether it was a good idea or not.
44% : Joining Kirsty Wark are Peter Tatchell, the activist who campaigned for same sex marriage for many years;
43% : Kirsty Wark brings together gay rights campaigners, politicians and journalists to remember the fight to legalise same-sex marriage in Britain.
41% : Kirsty Wark brings together gay rights campaigners, politicians and journalists to recall the battle to introduce same-sex marriage in Britain, and hears from the then Prime Minister David Cameron about his struggles to gain support within the Conservative Party.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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