Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
The Telegraph have claimed that a new report by NatCen blames anti-immigration sentiment on liberal elites. But that's not what the report says. Read
From today, forcing a UK national to marry against their will is a criminal offence as new laws against the practice come into force. But mind which figures you use to quantify the issue. Read
We're factchecking Chinese investment to the UK today, but the organisation making the claim doesn't think it needs to show the numbers. Read
The number of referred patients waiting for treatment is at 3 million for the first time since 2008. Read
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
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