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Friday, 11 September 2026
Today’s news, with the data and without the spin
Trending · Government
16 articles across 6 outlets · edited by Trend, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 16 articles
The Green Party has named Zack Polanski, its leader and a London Assembly member, as their candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October. Local party members overwhelmingly chose him over councillor Hamza Chowdhury. He will face Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali, leader of Camden Council, in the seat vacated by Sir Keir Starmer when he left Parliament.
Every seat in the Commons, counted on the first of each month since 1979. The Liberal Democrat band includes the Liberals and the SDP, who fought the 1983 and 1987 elections in alliance and merged in 1988. Because these are point-in-time counts rather than election results, a party's band falls the moment it suspends a whip.
Source: UK Parliament Members API
Coverage: UK
The next most-covered stories, measured the same way. Each one sits on a board where the numbers behind it live.
Trending · Economy
Oil and Gas Prices
5 articles across 5 outlets · news sources analysed by AI, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 5 articles
Trending · Economy
Oil and Gas Prices
Oil prices rose to $105 a barrel. UK borrowing costs hit their highest level in 19 years. Shares fell as markets reacted to inflation concerns.
Data
Inflation Rate
Inflation is how fast prices are rising across the economy, measured as the change in the cost of a typical basket of goods and services over the past year. When it rises, money buys less and the pound in your pocket stretches less far; when it falls, prices are climbing more slowly, though not usually going down.
See this and every other economy figure Trend holds on the Economy board.
Left
Summary
The Independent reported on falling shares linked to oil price rises, quoting Brent crude at $105.51 a barrel and citing inflation concerns.
Sentiment
Across left-leaning outlets · 1 article
Centre
Summary
BBC News covered oil and gas price increases alongside rising borrowing costs, reporting oil at $105 a barrel and linking price movements to Middle East tensions.
Sentiment
Across centre outlets · 1 article
Right
Summary
The Belfast Telegraph and Evening Standard reported falling shares as oil rose, quoting Brent at $105.51. The Daily Mail detailed UK borrowing costs hitting a 19-year high, citing global inflation fears and oil and gas price rises.
Sentiment
Across right-leaning outlets · 3 articles
Trending · Finance
Stamp Duty
4 articles across 4 outlets · news sources analysed by AI, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 4 articles
Trending · Finance
Stamp Duty
Housebuilder Berkeley has called for reform to stamp duty, saying buyers are delaying home purchases until after October's Budget, which it argues reduces tax revenue overall.
Data
Tax Receipts
Every pound the government collects in tax: income tax, National Insurance, VAT (the tax on what you buy), corporation tax and the rest. This is the total, and the hard limit of what the state can spend without borrowing.
See this and every other finance figure Trend holds on the Finance board.
Left
Summary
The Independent reported that Berkeley called for urgent stamp duty reform to meet housebuilding targets, citing the company's concern that buyers may defer transactions until after the autumn Budget.
Sentiment
Across left-leaning outlets · 1 article
Right
Summary
The Evening Standard and Daily Mail covered Berkeley's call for stamp duty reform. The Daily Mail detailed the housebuilder's claim that tax revenue losses from depressed activity exceed SDLT gains on new build homes, citing HMRC assessments.
Sentiment
Across right-leaning outlets · 3 articles
Trending · Work & Pensions
State Pension Triple Lock
7 articles across 4 outlets · news sources analysed by AI, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 7 articles
Trending · Work & Pensions
State Pension Triple Lock
Peers have called for the State Pension Triple Lock to be reviewed due to concerns about its long-term cost. The system currently raises pensions by the highest of three measures: inflation, average earnings, or 2.5 per cent.
Data
State Pension Rate
The full new State Pension in cash per week, paid to people reaching pension age from April 2016 onwards. 5%, which tends to lift it faster than prices or pay.
See this and every other work & pensions figure Trend holds on the Work & Pensions board.
Left
Summary
Daily Record and Daily Mirror covered calls from peers to review the Triple Lock system due to long-term cost concerns. The Mirror reported on HMRC officials being questioned by MPs about how a new tax on state pensions would operate ahead of an October deadline.
Sentiment
Across left-leaning outlets · 3 articles
Centre
Summary
The i ran two pieces on the Triple Lock. One presented a first-person account from a pensioner questioning whether the benefit was well-targeted. The other cited Office for Budget Responsibility figures showing the annual cost to taxpayers if pensions had been linked to earnings since 2011.
Sentiment
Across centre outlets · 2 articles
Right
Headline
The state pension triple lock is both affordable and well secured for future years, says former MP JOHN REDWOOD - here's how...Daily Mail
Summary
Daily Mail carried two articles on the Triple Lock. One piece, attributed to former MP John Redwood, stated the scheme was affordable and well secured. The other reported a senior Conservative figure calling on the party to acknowledge the Triple Lock was becoming unsustainable.
Sentiment
Across right-leaning outlets · 2 articles
The next most-covered stories, measured the same way. Each one sits on a board where the numbers behind it live.
Trending · Economy
Oil prices rose to $105 a barrel. UK borrowing costs hit their highest level in 19 years. Shares fell as markets reacted to inflation concerns.
Sentiment
5 articles · 5 outlets
Trending · Finance
Housebuilder Berkeley has called for reform to stamp duty, saying buyers are delaying home purchases until after October's Budget, which it argues reduces tax revenue overall.
Sentiment
4 articles · 4 outlets
Trending · Work & Pensions
Peers have called for the State Pension Triple Lock to be reviewed due to concerns about its long-term cost. The system currently raises pensions by the highest of three measures: inflation, average earnings, or 2.5 per cent.
Sentiment
7 articles · 4 outlets