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Economy, Business & Finance
While media attention may have switched over the weekend from the Labour Party conference to the Conservative Party equivalent in Birmingham, many of the topics under the microscope have remained … Read
Health
After several Cabinet members came out in support of lowering the time limit for abortion, the parliamentarian responsible for the 1967 Abortion Act says that the UK's abortion rate is similar to that of other European countries. So how does our abortion rate compare? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Half of Britain is a burden on the state," the Sunday Times reported over the weekend. A number of newspapers also reported the news that the majority of households in … Read
Crime
How much does re-offending cost the state? And to what extent can probation reduce re-offending? Read
Health
On the day that the Government's Minister for Women said that she would support tighter restrictions on abortion, the Daily Telegraph reported that in England and Wales there are 22 abortions per 1000 teenagers. But where is this number from? Read
This piece has been updated. See bottom for details. As the only formal means of redressing most inaccurate reporting in newspapers, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) needs to be firmly … Read
Crime
The Shadow Home Secretary yesterday told her party's conference that the fact that just 6% of rape cases ended in a conviction showed that the Government needs to do more to protect women. However this claim can be "misleading" if not properly understood. Read
Education
Andrew Dilnot, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, has today expressed 'concern' about claims made by the Department for Education (DfE) on the UK's supposed slump in international school achievement … Read
Government support for those with disabilities was on the agenda for the Shadow Equalities Minister this week. But is the Government really taking more money from the disabled than it is from the banks? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With discussions of wealth and class occupying the commentators as Labour's annual conference gets under way in Manchester, we look at whether millionaires really stand to benefit by £40,000 from the cut in the top rate of tax. Read
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