Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
With news on the economy having taken a turn for the better in recent months, can we really attribute a quarter of economic growth since May 2010 to the Olympic effect? Read
Health
Spotlight on health tourism including who counts as a 'health tourist' and how much it's costing the UK. Read
Health
This week in the House of Commons there was disagreement on how many NHS trusts are forecasting a financial deficit. The Labour party claimed that it was close to half of trusts, while the Conservatives said the majority were due to run a surplus. Who is correct? Read
One viral message racking up the likes on Facebook and Twitter puts forward alarming estimates for the number of illegal immigrants, scroungers, criminals and crackheads. Do they stand up to scrutiny? Read
Energy bills remain at the centre of political attention, with both the Prime Minister and Ed Miliband suggesting alternative remedies. How much are green policies and regulations to blame? Read
The Sun will from now on publish a regular clarifications and corrections column, following recent complaints from Full Fact and others about errors in its front-page article on mental health … Read
In the ongoing furore around gas and electricity bills, energy companies have been keen to point out that their profit margins are not unusual. Others have accused them of hiding their profits in different arms of their business. So how much money do energy firms make? Read
Today a report commissioned by the government returned 'health tourism' to the headlines. Is it costing the NHS £2 billion a year? Read
With possible rifts developing in the Coalition over the employment of unqualified teachers in free schools, the new shadow education secretary has highlighted their proliferation since 2010. So what do we know? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With a business taskforce calling for the government to act to ease the financial burden placed on businesses by so-called 'red tape', can ministers claim to have already saved companies £1 billion through regulatory reforms? Read
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