Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Education
In the aftermath of the case of Deputy Headmaster Roy Cope, the Daily Express today laments the growing chaos in England's classrooms, citing thousands of pupils excluded for violence and teachers claiming they're subject to direct physical aggression. Do the numbers support the rhetoric? Read
Health
For some time now, at the entrance to one Surrey GP, patients have been confronted with the following notice: "Why is it getting harder to get appointments? Due to a … Read
Health
Research revealing that lung cancer deaths have overtaken breast cancer deaths in women seems to have taken aback today's papers. But is this a new phenomenon? And what does the data tell us? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A debate surrounding the success rate of the 'Get Britain Working' policy has been polarising newpaper pundits. Who's right? Read
Health
This week the Government announced that under its reforms nobody would be "forced" to sell their homes to fund their care. According to politicians of all parties and various media reports, each year tens of thousands of people exhaust their assets to pay care home fees. But what's the scale of the problem? Read
Health
As Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Mary Creagh called for action from her opposite number Owen Paterson over the revelation that horsemeat had entered the human food chain, she claimed that some 70,000 horses had disappeared in Northern Ireland alone. Should we be worried? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As it was revealed that 4 million people in Britain have never worked in their lives, today's headlines accused Britons of idleness. But how many of them are students? People with a disability? Housewives? Full Fact investigates. Read
Health
On the day that the Government announces its plan to overhaul the social care system in England, Full Fact presents the first part of its analysis of the new model. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As Government politicians are keen to remind us, there are more women in the workforce than ever before. Yet they still contribute 60% less in income tax than men. What does this mean for the gender gap in the workplace? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As part of its austerity drive, the Coalition pledged to cut public spending on the business of government by billions of pounds. This week in the House of Commons, Labour argued that it has overstated the savings that have been made. Whose maths is correct? Read
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