Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
The decision to increase fuel duty by over three pence in January has prompted an angry response from campaign groups and the media who point out that the UK already has the highest rate in the EU. Is this true and where do the figures come from? Read
Apple's market value at the close of yesterday triggered a landslide of sensationalist headlines hailing the tech super-corp as the most valuable company of all time. But is it? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After the Evening Standard leaked content of 'Britain Unchained', the magnum opus of five Tory MPs, there has been a media defence of the British labour force. But what do the statistics say? Read
Education
Thousands of young people across the country will receive their GCSE results this week. But how many took core academic subjects? Read
Health
Using London 2012 as an opportunity to discuss safe sex, a spokesperson for the Terence Higgins Trust bestowed upon London the envious title of "STI capital of Europe". But how do we compare to other European countries? Read
Today the Mirror suggested that the latest figures on charity closures had dealt a blow to the Government's vision of a 'Big Society', but is this a reasonable assessment? Read
Today the Daily Mail reported that 2011 saw the most days lost to industrial action in decades but will the stats back up the claim? Read
The Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, this morning praised the encouraging figures offered in the latest employment statistics. But did he go too far in painting such a positive picture? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today the Daily Mail and the Daily Star both reported that firms were turning to foreign workers to meet their demand for labour as 'young people in Britain just don't want to work'. But what are the facts behind the claims? Read
Over the weekend the Sun, BBC and others reported on recently released road accident statistics from the Department for Transport (DfT). Their headlines made for grim reading: "CONTROVERSIAL 20mph speed … Read
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