BBC UK
•83% Informative
Birmingham City Council is braced for intervention by the government after declaring itself bankrupt.
The authority is facing the prospect of a Â760 m bill to settle equal pay claims.
Ex-worker Sally Maybury questioned why the authority had not acted sooner.
Council has already paid out more than Â1bn in compensation to underpaid, mainly female workers.
VR Score
86
Informative language
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Neutral language
82
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English
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42
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Hate speech
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Known propaganda techniques
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External references
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Source diversity
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