Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
After a routine release of unemployment statistics, a not-so-routine row about the 'Olympics effect' rages on between journalists and ministers. But who's got their stats wrong? Read
Apparent carnage on the roads seems to come back to a rogue press release. Read
Health
"Bacchus must now his power resign! / I am the only god of wine! / It is not fit the wretch should be / In competition set with me / Who can drink so much more than he!" — Henry Carey, an Englishman Read
Tweeting his reaction to the release of the latest Labour Market Statistics, Ed Balls' political advisor claimed that the number of young people on the dole for more than a year has trebled since June last year. But is this an accurate report of the statistics? Read
The Labour Leader claims that some pension providers wipe out half the value of savers' pension pots by taking large admin fees. Where is the evidence of this? Read
Earlier this week the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released new statistics on benefit claimants at risk of being affected by the Government's planned benefit cap. Due to take … Read
The publication of a report by the Government's 'Troubled Families Tsar' this morning has reopened old wounds about the scale and nature of the social problems caused by difficult households. … Read
Immigration
The Financial Times and the Guardian both reported yesterday that "the population of England and Wales grew over the past decade at its fastest rate in 100 years." Meanwhile the … Read
Health
Referencing a previous article published in June, the Daily Mail today reported a worrying rise in death rates around the time that junior doctors take up their first job in a hospital. But does this actually happen? Read
Education
With figures released this week showing record numbers of male trainee primary school teachers, do thousands of British schools still lack a male teacher? Read
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