Economy, Business & Finance
Is the Work Programme getting Britain working?
New statistics on the Work Programme deliver a bleak picture of its performance. What should we make of them? Read
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Health
The National Harm Service? Do NHS blunders cause 8 deaths a day?
The Health Secretary says that too many patients are still suffering "unacceptable" harm at the hands of the NHS. It is, he says, a "silent scandal" that his Government is determined to expose. Just how safe are our hospitals? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
A healing economy? Assessing the Chancellor's Mansion House speech
George Osborne told the great and the good of the City that the UK economy is on the path to recovery. What can we say about the evidence for this claim? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Are bankers' bonuses soaring?
As David Cameron and Ed Miliband took to their despatch boxes for another round of Prime Minister's Questions today, bankers' bonuses were high on the agenda. So what's happening to paychecks in the City? Read
Analysis
Health
Department of Health refuses Freedom of Information request on health tourism
This article was updated on 1 August. The Department of Health published its data following our internal review. "Chaotic and often out of control" - that was how Health Secretary … Read
Analysis
Education
Are Free Schools being built in areas of need?
As Labour's Shadow Education Secretary announces his party's new "No School Left Behind" policy - we look at whether the Government has been encouraging the creation of new free schools where there's already a surplus of places available. Read
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Crime
Is possessing child pornography treated as a minor offence?
As the Government tries to persuade internet providers to adopt a 'zero tolerance' approach to child abuse images online, the Daily Mail argues that those who download the material aren't feeling the full force of the law. Is this the case? Read
Analysis
Education
Centre for Social Justice: correcting the record?
After the Centre for Social Justice published its report on 'Fractured Families', we noticed that the press release that it originally issued has been subtly altered. What could be the reason for this, and why does it matter? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Hollow records, selective reporting and dubious trends: the employment debate
OPINION: Yesterday the latest employment and unemployment figures were released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It's a regular monthly release which never ceases to make headlines for even … Read
Analysis
Education
Is the latest Ofsted report based on sound evidence?
Teachers' Unions have raised questions about Ofsted's latest report, which claims that bright pupils in comprehensive schools are being let down by low expectations. We look at the evidence behind these claims. Read
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