Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
Both the PM and the Chancellor claimed that Labour brought manufacturing to its knees. Is this accurate? Historical and international data give us a different perspective. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Rumour has it that the minimum alcohol unit pricing has been scrapped, but that hasn't stopped commentators from speculating on what we've lost and/or gained. Full Fact looks at the potential outcomes of the policy that could've been. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After Work and Pensions Minister Mark Hoban claimed in parliament that the economy is gradually being rebalanced under the Coalition, we look at whether the north really is pegging back the south. Read
Health
With concerns about the nation's health growing, we find out whether the NHS is setting a good example with its staff. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It was a speech characterised by a single phrase: "there is no alternative". Yesterday the Prime Minister set out to announce "clearly and plainly" that the UK's economic course would … Read
Crime
From the glass ceiling to domestic violence, we look at the numbers affecting women inside and outside the UK. Read
Health
Certain politicians and sections of the media have continued to call for the resignation of the NHS Chief Executive, arguing that he ignored the warning signs that meant up to 1,200 people died in Mid Staffordshire hospitals "unnecessarily". But where is this number from? Read
Immigration
In the same week that Theresa May announced a fall in net migration, Yvette Copper and Ed Miliband presented Labour's new approach to immigration. Is it based on sound evidence? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the Commons sits to debate the Government's plans for Romanian and Bulgarian newcomers into the UK, Labour questions whether the Coalition are doing enough to enforce the minimum wage so that British workers don't get undercut illegally. Read
Health
With the health service still reeling from the Mid Staffs scandal, should we be worried by the claim in the Sunday Express that the NHS has starved over a thousand patients to death? Read
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