Daily Mail amends article on the tax contribution of eastern European migrants
It had reported that 150,000 migrants paid £1 a week in tax. Read
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Spirit of Brunel? Are we seeing a boom in transport investment?
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
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No evidence that thousands of migrants are claiming sick pay while abroad
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
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Calling time? New data on pub closures
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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The consequences of the plastic bag charge: a round-up of the papers' claims
It's been claimed the government's proposal for a 5p charge on plastic bags will reduce their use by 76%, and that if people switch to paper or reusable bags it could be bad for the environment or lead to more food poisoning cases. So what's the evidence? Read
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Communicating uncertainty in statistics: a good practice guide
The LSE has said of statistics: "if you can quantify the uncertainty … you have gone a long way towards understanding what is going on." Government statisticians have been thinking about how to put that into practice. Read
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Bad charts: Times has trouble with its times
The Times today carried an article on American military spending in Europe, but it was the accompanying graph showing the change in the number of US forces based in Europe … Read
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28 bills lighter? Comparing the 'zombie parliament' to previous sessions
Analysis by the Institute for Government provides some more context to claims that Parliament has been passing fewer laws. Read
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Not all of 20,000 'complaints' received by universities were complaints
Reports that 20,000 complaints had been received have been challenged by one of the universities under the microscope. Read
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A bag full of the Queen's speech
A 5p charge on disposable bags was one of the measures widely expected in the Queen's speech at today's opening of Parliament. Do we use 8 billion of them a year, as the Daily Mail said? Read
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