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Full Fact has received a prestigious award, for Political Transparency, from the Political Studies Association, "in recognition of the important strides they have made towards ensuring that public debate is … Read
Labour claims that Conservative councils in London generate twice as much in income from parking per resident as their Labour counterparts, but are the numbers all that meaningful? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Two apparently opposite claims might have left many confused about the salient trend in house building. Is it really a 'disaster' for would-be home owners? Read
Every cyclist death on London's roads is a personal tragedy, and news of a sixth fatality in a matter of weeks has only added to concerns that the capital's roads aren't safe enough. But is this an 'unprecedented' number? Read
Health
Back in September, the Daily Telegraph was one of three papers to tell readers that the number of "never events" occurring in English hospitals had doubled over the last year. … Read
Ed Miliband has made headlines attacking the government's record on childcare provision. Yet neither Labour nor the Coalition seem to agree on the facts themselves underlying the issue. How do we square their Sure Start claims? Read
Crime
After measures from Microsoft and Google to cut access to child pornography were welcomed across the political spectrum, Labour claims that more needs to be done to increase the number of offenders brought to justice. Read
Health
As new data shows that malnutrition is increasing among England's population, the media has suggested that this is the "shocking impact of austerity". Is this the case? Read
Health
Those enjoying a late night tipple have had a difficult few months after police chiefs claimed that 24-hour drinking laws had failed back in September. Today the Daily Mail voiced … Read
The debate over whether the UK's rail industry should be re-nationalised or remain in private hands recently turned its attention to profiteering. But are the companies making what's being claimed? Read
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