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Economy, Business & Finance
Earlier this year the Guardian ran an editorial attempting to debunk a 'convenient untruth' - the belief that there are potentially thousands of 'never-worked' families living on what have been … Read
MPs will today debate what form the proposed inquiry into the banking practices will take, after the recently-deposed Barclays' chief executive Bob Diamond brought a political dimension to the Libor … Read
This article was written by YouGov's Anthony Wells and originally published on the UK Polling Report site. He has kindly allowed us to feature it here. 1) Don't report Voodoo … Read
Yesterday, it was reported by The Guardian that 45 per cent of children in care live outside the local authority that has responsibility for them. Is this accurate? Read
The watchdog responsible for keeping an eye on the use of official figures - the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) - this week announced the appointment of two new Deputy Chairs. … Read
Crime
Readers of this morning's Daily Mail might have been alarmed to learn that a fifth of all police stations were facing closure: Full Fact afficionardos with long memories might recall … Read
Health
Two newspapers reported this morning that British girls drank to excess more than their European counterparts. Are they right? Read
Respect party leader Salma Yaqoob tweeted on Armed Forces day what she claimed was the harsh truth about troops in Afghanistan - that more soldiers die by suicide than die in battle following service in Afghanistan. Is this true? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Channel 4 News claimed to have a scoop yesterday after it unearthed data on the Government's much-discussed welfare-to-work scheme. which suggested the scheme was "failing to meet the minimum targets … Read
Cutting the budget deficit remains the main priority of the Coalition Government. But are they only ten per cent of the way there? Read
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