Browsing: The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper founded in 1821. The paper is politically aligned centre-left and along with its Sunday Paper – The Observer – target an educated, middle-class, left-leaning, 18+ audience.

In 2020, data showed The Guardian was the most trusted newspaper in the UK.

The Guardian reports that campaigners and unions are “furious” with Sir Keir Starmer for U-turning on his £28bn green investment plan. It calls the move “the most controversial U-turn of Keir Starmer’s leadership” and says it has prompted an angry response from environmental groups, trade unions and some in the energy sector.

The paper quotes the Unite union saying Labour risks “outsourcing their policy-making to the Conservatives”.

The number of children referred for emergency mental healthcare in England has soared by more than 50% in three years.
The Guardian reports more than 32,000 emergency and urgent referrals were made to child and mental health services in 2022-23 – equivalent to more than 600 a week.

The number of children referred for emergency mental healthcare in England has soared by more than 50% in three years, it says, citing data by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.