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Economy, Business & Finance
Employment trends which consider nationality or country of birth cannot tell us anything about 'new jobs' or whether one group has gained more new jobs than another. Read
Health
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Economy, Business & Finance
A survey by totaljobs.com, reported by several newspapers, claimed that 40% of graduates were still looking for work six months after graduating. But official statistics tell a different story. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister responds to the Cardinal on welfare reform. Read
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Health
"The Police and Crime Commissioners organisation said that 36% of mentally ill people found in public and held by police end up in cells instead of with health professionals" Read
Immigration
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Health
The Guardian reported an increase in the number of patients on NHS waiting lists under the coalition, but is this a fair comparison? Read
Crime
How valuable is illegal wildlife trading compared to drugs and human trafficking? Prince William says it ranks highly, but how far behind the leaders is it? Read
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