MKS · story · 5 November
Marks & Spencer · 16 headlines from 16 outlets, on 5 November 2026.
Stuart Machin dismissed the Budget as amounting to nothing and accused Labour of a major tax grab amid higher costs.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
The Mirror is the largest at 5.0, 3 times Guardian Business (1.7). Evening Standard Business is the lowest at −1.7. 8 of the 10 are below zero.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| The Mirror | 5.0 |
| Evening Standard Business | −1.7 |
| Guardian Business | 1.7 |
| The Telegraph | −1.7 |
| The Times | −1.7 |
| The Independent | −1.7 |
| London Business News | −1.7 |
| City AM | −1.7 |
| Business Live | −1.7 |
| AOL | −1.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| The Mirror | 1 | +5.0 |
| Evening Standard Business | 1 | −1.7 |
| Guardian Business | 1 | +1.7 |
| The Telegraph | 1 | −1.7 |
| The Times | 1 | −1.7 |
| The Independent | 1 | −1.7 |
| London Business News | 1 | −1.7 |
| City AM | 1 | −1.7 |
| Business Live | 1 | −1.7 |
| AOL | 1 | −1.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| GB News | 1 | −1.7 |
| Daily Express | 1 | +1.7 |
| This is Money Markets | 1 | −0.8 |
| The Grocer | 1 | +0.8 |
| The Sun | 1 | +0.8 |
| MarketScreener | 1 | +0.8 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +5.0 | Profit surge alongside boss's criticism of the Budget. |
| −1.7 | Boss criticised government tax policy. |
| +1.7 | Boss dismissive of Budget; results context. |
| −1.7 | Boss criticised government tax policy. |
| −1.7 | Chief criticised government tax policy; cost pressure noted. |
| −1.7 | Chief criticised scale of tax rises. |
| −1.7 | Strong criticism of government tax policy. |
| −1.7 | Boss criticised government tax policy. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| −1.7 | Boss criticised government tax policy. |
| −1.7 | Boss criticised government tax policy. |
| −1.7 | Boss criticised government over tax burden. |
| +1.7 | Boss attacks Budget while absorbing higher costs. |
| −0.8 | Boss criticises tax policy and cost increases. |
| +0.8 | Boss dismissive of Budget. |
| +0.8 | Boss criticises Budget amid higher rates cost. |
| +0.8 | Boss dismissive of Budget. |
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