B
Evidence Grade B
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72%
72% -- public support for independent media regulator for British public (2026)
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72%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
YouGov
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Tier B
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/10/zack-polanski-promotes-radical-plan-to-break-up-britains-billiona… ↗
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YouGov survey conducted for the Media Sovereignty Act Campaign
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British public: 72% public support for independent media regulator. Source: YouGov (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-public-support-independent-media-regulator-2026
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