Is The Guardian left or right?
Left of centre. We place The Guardian at -6 on a scale from −10 (left) to +10 (right), among the furthest left of the 15 outlets we read.
What it actually covers
The share of The Guardian’s politics stories touching each subject, divided by the share across every masthead we read. 2.0× means twice the attention the press as a whole gave it.
Measured across 360 stories over 30 days, 2026-08-29 to 2026-10-02.
Covered more than the press average
- Nigel Farage1.4×
85 stories · 24% of its output, against 16% across the press
- Reform UK1.4×
85 stories · 24% of its output, against 16% across the press
- Energy & net zero1.3×
12 stories · 3% of its output, against 3% across the press
- Crime & justice1.2×
26 stories · 7% of its output, against 6% across the press
- NHS & health1.2×
14 stories · 4% of its output, against 3% across the press
Covered less than the press average
Nothing stands out on the days recorded so far.
What The Guardian is running now
The GuardianUK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children
The GuardianKey disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
The GuardianWelcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
The GuardianLabour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget
The GuardianUS borrowing costs hit 24-year high as global bond sell-off intensifies
The GuardianFlipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee
The GuardianNo 10 clarifies that Andy Burnham not siding with Manchester City over finance scandal – UK politics live
The GuardianBurnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage
The GuardianWhy is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?
The GuardianBurnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan
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