Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Health
Daily Mail journalist Melanie Phillips says any argument in support of drug legalisation is either "full of holes or demonstrably bogus." Full Fact looks at the highs and lows of the drug debate. Read
Immigration
"Refugees 'are forced into destitution' in Britain because they cannot be sent back" The Independent, 10th December 2012 In 2011/12, 64% of those seeking asylum had their applications rejected. While … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the Coalition kept its pledge to ring-fence the NHS budget? Full Fact first covered this dispute in March 2011 when the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), … Read
David Cameron clashed again with the Leader of the Opposition at Prime Minister's Questions. Can we trust the Prime Minister's analysis of the effects of the 50p additional rate of tax? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In an editorial for today's Times, Richard Branson argues that if the drug trade were a country, it'd be the 19th largest economy in the world. Does this claim hold up? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In a blogpost entitled, "Arts cuts? What arts cuts?", the Spectator suggested that - contrary to other reports - the arts sector has not seen a meaningful reduction in its funding. Read
Health
Andrew Dilnot, Chair of the body charged with upholding the quality of the UK's Official Statistics - the UK Statistics Authority - has today written to the Health Secretary Jeremy … Read
What did Lord Justice Leveson say about the accuracy of the press? In his report Lord Justice Leveson refers repeatedly to the first clause of the Editors' Code of Practice: … Read
The former editor of the Sun newspaper made several claims this morning highlighting the productivity of the South compared to the rest of the country. But do his figures match the facts? Read
Education
Immigration has gone down by 25%, but are concerns that this could result in a loss of talent and could negatively affect the economy justified? We have to look at what's behind the decline. Read
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