Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Following the latest employment statistics released yesterday, the Conservative party took to Twitter to claim they showed the highest rise in the number of people in work since 1971. Read
Last week the Prime Minister repeated a claim that "inequality is at its lowest level since the 80s". Read
Immigration
Reported delays in the processing of passport applications has hit the headlines recently, but there is little published evidence behind many of the claims being made. Read
Education
The ongoing row about allegations about Islamic extremism in Birmingham schools saw another round of claim and counter-claim last night, as England's chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw appeared on BBC's Newsnight to discuss Ofsted's report into the schools in the eye of the storm. Read
Theresa May has denied allegations that she authorised the release of a letter to Michael Gove. Read
Immigration
A front page story in today's Express claims Home Office figures show less than 1.5% of illegal immigrants are arrested. This isn't what the data shows, and there are a number of other problems with the Express's claim. Read
It had reported that 150,000 migrants paid £1 a week in tax. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government claims that spending on the road and rail networks is at a historic high. The evidence behind the claims is patchy, however. Read
The Express has reported that thousands of migrants are taking holidays or working abroad while claiming sick pay from UK companies, but there doesn't seem to be any evidence for this. Read
The BBC's today programme reported that 28 pubs were closing their doors every week. Unlike when we last looked at this figure, it accounts for your local 'closing' and 'opening' as a gastropub. Read
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