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In response to the Coalition's plan to increase the use of "secret courts" in cases where the intelligence services must defend their conduct, the Daily Mail announced that it would be cheaper for the Government to compensate terror suspects. Is this true? Read
Health
A riddle The Health Secretary, his Labour shadow and the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority walk into a pub. They start discussing the NHS budget. After ordering a round … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A survey carried out by lobby group Fair Fuel UK found that the soaring cost of petrol is the most pressing national issue. But what of the economy, immigration and the NHS? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Full Fact investigates the evidence that an army of 16 to 24 year olds have been left workless as a result of the beer tax. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Liberal Democrat Minister Jeremy Browne told yesterday's Question Time audience that this week's credit rating downgrade should strengthen the UK's resolve to reduce its deficit, as those countries with the best ratings are also those that have cut farthest. Is this true? Read
Crime
Full Fact investigates claims that 15 Romanians have been arrested every day in the UK for the last five years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today the Labour party splashed a giant clock over its website - the 'countdown' to April 6th when, the party claims, 13,000 millionaires will get a £100,000 tax cut. How did they work this out? Read
Education
According to the Guardian, admission figures obtained via FOI show 'institutional bias' against ethnic minorities applying to study at Oxford University. But is this strictly an Oxford issue? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chair of the UK Statistics Authority Andrew Dilnot has today written to Labour Leader Ed Miliband over his claim in the Sun newspaper that in Europe "only crisis-hit Spain … Read
Health
In an article about the rise in mental health issues among the UK's teenagers, the Times noted that depressive disorders pose an increasing threat to our global health. But are people in poorer countries just as likely to suffer from depression as those living in wealthier nations? Read
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