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Independence referendum ‘not off the table’, says Mc Allan
The National (Scotland) and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.
3 Left1 Center0 Right
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As of September 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedIndependence referendum ‘not off the table’, says Mc Allan.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Independence referendum 'not off the table', says Mairi Mc Allan". The center frames it as "Independence referendum ‘not off the table’, says Mc Allan".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
38/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIndependence referendum ‘not off the table’, says Mc Allan
The Herald (Scotland) · Center-left · News report
CenterIndependence referendum ‘not off the table’, says Mc Allan
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Independence referendum 'not off the table', says Mairi Mc Allan
AN independence referendum is “not off the table”, Mairi Mc Allan has insisted after the Prime Minister was forced to rule out a second vote last week.
