Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
The Daily Mail says there are 640,000 'Neets' who've never worked. Meanwhile, there are more than half a million job vacancies. Is this evidence that "vast numbers have never learnt the basic work ethic"? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Full Fact's Director Will Moy appeared on the Today Programme this morning just before Sir Andrew Dilnot of the UK Statistics Authority, both talking about how politicians use statistics. If … Read
The government regulates half of all rail fares; the rest are set at commercial rates. Regulated fares have to rise, on average, by RPI inflation plus 1% each year. Some … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today David Cameron said that shale gas extraction could provide the country with the equivalent of 51 years' gas supply. A prominent scientist previously claimed it would be 25 years. What's the difference? Read
Immigration
As Labour announce new policy ideas for tackling immigration effectively, we take a look at some of the main themes behind today's speech. Read
Immigration
The latest figures from the ONS on UK population growth proved to be quite a talking point in today's papers. But what role does immigration play? Read
Health
The government investigates hospitals with elevated mortality rates, but - contrary to media reports - "excess" deaths aren't necessarily a result of poor care. There are two main ways of … Read
Health
Labour says that the Coalition has cut the number of nursing staff, in spite of independent warnings. What's happened to the number of nurses under the current government? Read
Health
With "harsh penalties" being threatened by the Government for those who allow their dogs to cause others injuries, the Mirror claims that Ministers are "dithering" while 20,000 are already needing hospital attention. Where's the evidence? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The TaxPayers' Alliance wants stamp duty on property to be cut, claiming that it's damaging the economy. Is there evidence to suggest that it is hitting the housing market? Read
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