Friday 2nd March, 2018



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Brief overview: The snow continues, bringing with it closures and army intervention.

Theresa May is set to give a significant speech on Brexit today, highlighting the terms Britain will and won't accept from the EU.





Outside of the headlines: Sky will make Netflix available through its latest box in an attempt to tackle the threat posed by the popular streaming service. ( BBC





The Daily Mail

Editor: Paul Dacre



Political leaning: Right / far right



Daily circulation: circa 1,490,000





Today’s leading headline : Britain's running out of gas



The National Grid was forced to take 'emergency measures' last night to ensure homes did not go cold as the freezing storm continues to batter Britain. The shortage has 're-opened a row over the fragility of the nation's energy supply', the Mail notes.













The Daily Telegraph

Editor: Chris Evans



Political leaning: Right



Daily circulation: circa. 393,000





Today’s leading headline : Winter in control



The Telegraph also covers the ongoing winter storm, which is the worst in twenty-seven years. The paper reports that the army have been called in to help 'ferry NHS staff to work', while yesterday a seven-year old girl died after a car skidded off the road and claimed her life.

More than 1,000 schools have been forced to shut their gates as the temperature continues to plummet.



















The Times

Editor: John Witherow



Political leaning: Centre right



Daily circulation: circa. 446,000





Today’s leading headline: Floods to follow freeze as storm batters Britain



Optimism flows from the headline of the Times today, as the paper promises biblical flooding to follow in the place of the current winter storm. The warnings emerge after large waves were spotted in the southwest of the country.

Three flood warnings were issued in Cornwall yesterday as temperatures plummeted. Snowfall in some areas was as much as 43cm, or 17 inches. The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told the public "Our armed forces stand ready to help".











The Guardian

Editor: Katharine Viner



Political leaning: Left



Daily circulation: circa. 161,000





Today’s leading headline: May urges Britain to 'come back together'.



In her long awaited Brexit speech today Theresa May will call for unity from warring factions within her government. The Prime Minister wants any deal to firmly emphasise the Britain is an "open, outward-looking, tolerant, European democracy".

The speech, aimed in part at calming nervous Remainers and discontented Leavers, will include May highlighting the need for unity behind the result: “We must bring our country back together, taking into account the views of everyone who cares about this issue, from both sides of the debate”.









The i



Editor: Oliver Duff



Political leaning: Centre



Daily circulation: circa. 257,000





Today’s leading headline: Big freeze is coldest for 27 years



The i also reports on the winter storm, noting the need for the Armed Forces to become involved. Storm Emma has now combined with a Siberian cold front, causing at least ten deaths.











The Daily Mirror



Editor: Lloyd Embley



Political leaning: Left



Daily circulation: circa. 716,900





Today’s leading headline: Brave Ali's miracle boy



Fifteen years after his near death, Ali Abbas is pictured feeding 'the tot he'd never thought he'd have'. The paper explains that Ali was 'brought to the UK by The Mirror' after a campaign to save him from Iraq.













Financial Times



Editor: Lionel Barber



Political leaning: Centre



Daily circulation: circa. 193,200



Today’s leading headline: Sorrell feels the strain as WPP is 'walloped' by ad spending cuts



Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the world’s largest advertising and marketing services group WPP announced yesterday that the group had its worst year since 2009, with a 0.9% fall in revenues. Sorrell spoke on the issue: "You feel pressure, of course you do. This is something I started 22 years ago and built from nothing".

The announcement comes at a difficult for WPP, as Facebook and Google now account "for almost 60% of the £19.7bn UK internet market and recieve as much as 90% of all new money coming in".









The Sun



Editor: Tony Gallagher



Political leaning: Right / far right



Daily circulation: circa. 1,611,464





Today’s leading headline: Emmageddon



More snow coverage from The Sun. 'Icy Brrritain' caused the coldest ever day recorded in March, the paper reports.











Top trending stories from across right and left wing sites A quick roundup of the blogs that help influence and generate the online political discussion.





Guido Fawkes Political leaning: Right/far right. The insider bible for Westminster gossip.

Views: 100-250 thousand views per day.

Top article: May's broadcast chief leaving No10 ( link )





: Right/far right. The insider bible for Westminster gossip.100-250 thousand views per day.May's broadcast chief leaving No10 The Canary Political leaning : Left/far left. Very pro Corbyn. Clickbait.

Views : circa 93,000 a views per day.

Top article : The LGBTQ+ community’s hidden history is being ‘outed’ at an international conference ( link )







ConservativeHome

Political leaning : Right wing. Extremely influential among Conservative circles.

Top article : Iain Dale: Is Barnier now conspiring with Corbyn to bring down May? ( link )







SKWAWKBOX

Political leaning : Left/far left. Very pro Corbyn. Clickbait.

Top article : LabourLeft: "Why we're backing Formby for #JenSec" ( link )







Westmonster

Political leaning : Right/far right. Clickbait.

Top article : Farage: ‘Brexit Britain voted to become independent – full stop!’ ( link )









Novara Media

Political leaning : Left/Pro Corbyn. Becoming more established.

Top article : An End in Sight for the Neoliberal University ( link)













Social Media chatter

On the left: The freezing temperatures have galvanised feelings of anger on the left the government is not doing enough to help those 'Just About Making It's', or JAMS. Memes have been floating around in praise of the NHS staff.



The discontent towards the government often manifests itself in Corbyn memes wherein the Labour leader promises a better standard of care and life for the population through socialism.







On the right: Nigel Farage was invited back on BBC Question Time last night, where he quickly became a trending topic with 23 thousand mentions of his name. The ex-leadr of the UK's most irrelevant party used his slot to shout about Brexit. Leave.EU promptly took a leaf from Corbyn's social media team's handbook and sliced it into viral clips which continue to resonate around the UKIP echo chamber - similar to Corbyn's.









And finally...

Article of the day: The FT sat down with Labour's John McDonnell. Essential reading for those who want to understand the nature of a possible Labour government. (Financial Times)



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