Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Immigration
A couple of papers reported that this country is home to 800,000 illegal immigrants. Can we actually know how many are here? Read
The Mail reported that the former PM claimed "mass immigration made no difference to the job prospects of unemployed Britons." This isn't what he said. Read
Europe
Nick Clegg claimed 7% of UK law was influenced by the EU. Nigel Farage claimed 75%. The House of Commons Library's verdict: neither of them is right. Read
Last week we looked into the news that American books such as To Kill a Mockingbird had been dropped from OCR's draft English Literature GCSE syllabus. New rules mean that … Read
The Independent today reported on a poll on the subject of parental leave. But did its headline reflect the results? Read
It's been reported the Church of England opposes the HS2 railway line - but the situation is a bit more complicated. Read
Health
The new chief executive of NHS England has said he's concerned by an increase in the number of hospital stays lasting less than two days. We look into the available evidence on the issue. Read
With 16 weeks left until the vote, the official Scottish referendum campaign kicked off today with both 'yes' and 'no' camps hoping to convince any wavering voters. The potential economic … Read
We've updated our spotlight on EU migration to and from the UK to include an estimate that one million people born in the UK are living in other EU countries. Read
New figures released today shed some light on up-take, but questions remain about its wider impact on house prices. Read
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