"Drivel" would be the word here. "Dribble" only makes sense if OP thinks the Guardian should have written more voluminously. Reference: https://ahdictionary.

"Drivel" would be the word here. "Dribble" only makes sense if OP thinks the Guardian should have written more voluminously. Reference: https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=dribble&submit.x=75&submit.y=14 https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=dribble&submit.x... Or check out the scene in Burn After Reading where Frances McDormand confronts a Russian diplomat.