Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
The Sun places a £400 million price tag on the nation's 'militant' unions after pointing to figures showing two million working days have been lost due to strikes since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the schools inspector body Ofsted released its first annual report for children's social care this week, its Chief Inspector berated the authorities in Birmingham for providing inadequate child protection. Read
Health
The government's Care Minister has said that there's an "institutional bias" against mental health patients. According to various media reports, NHS trusts are reducing the number of mental health beds that they have available. Does this tell of a "crisis"? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The use of foodbanks has become a popular touchstone for many MPs in debates about living standards. But what do the latest figures tell us about the effect of the government's welfare changes? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the cost of living debate takes centre-stage once again, we ask whether the measures being quoted by the government are all that useful. Read
Crime
According to an interview in the Today programme, most women who end up in prison have suffered from something the men in their life have done. In particular, 50% of female prisoners have suffered some form of abuse. Where is this statistic from and is it in fact correct? Read
Crime
According to an article in today's Independent, black people receive harsher penalties than white people if they're found in possession of drugs. We've taken a look at the research underpinning the claim. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Labour Party has said up to 450,000 vulnerable people have been summonsed to court for failing to pay their council tax. A government minister says this claim is "contradicted by official statistics." Is either claim accurate? Read
Immigration
This article has been updated. See below. The Immigration Bill 2013 The Coalition's Immigration Bill proposes to limit migrants' access to public services, and make it easier for the government … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After MPs returned for the first session of PMQs since conference season, sparks flew over the issue of the Marriage Transferable Tax Allowance, announced last month. The Prime Minister's claims on the subject need to be clarified. Read
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