Is the IMF lending 80 per cent of its loans to Europe?
Yesterday, a claim was made on the BBC's Today programme on Radio 4 that 80 per cent of IMF loans go to Europe, but is this the case? Read
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£5 a day to feed an NHS patient? A closer look at hospital food data
The past year has seen passionate debate about the performance of the NHS after the Health Secretary proposed some wide-ranging reforms. Yesterday it was the issue of hospital food expenditure … Read
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Home Office still using "highly selective" drug seizure statistics
The Home Office continues to rely on statistics on drug seizures that the UK Statistics Authority believes are "highly selective" and which, in defiance of UKSA recommendations, have still not … Read
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Are 10,000 British emigrants receiving £1million in benefits?
Yesterday, the Daily Mail's front page headline drew attention to the supposed "10,000 Britons abroad claiming £1million a week in benefits." The story also appeared on the Telegraph's website. The … Read
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Are half of hospital bed cuts "targeting" the elderly?
Yesterday, the Daily Telegraph reported that more than half of the beds cut from NHS hospitals had been taken from those allocated to elderly patients. The claim was based upon … Read
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Are 200 families costing the taxpayer £12m in out-of-work benefits?
As peers return to work after their Christmas break this week, one of the first pieces of legislation they are due to consider is the controversial Welfare Reform Bill. Today … Read
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How much does housing benefit abuse cost UK taxpayers?
An article in the Mail this morning reported the likely eviction of the Rostant family from their Central London home. The family were purported to be receiving £2,000 a week … Read
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Are job vacancies at their highest level for two years?
The Sun this morning claims that job vacancies in the UK have risen to 450,000, and are now at their highest level for two years. Should we take this at face value? Read
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How likely are black people to be stopped and searched by police?
In the wake of yesterday's sentencing of Gary Dobson and David Norris for the murder of Stephen Lawrence, issues surrounding race relations in the UK have been prominently covered by the media. Full Fact looks into one area that could cause some confusion to the untrained eye. Read
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Did NHS spending on managers rise by 450% under Labour?
One Conservative MP claimed that the amounts spent by the health service on management grew from just under £200m to over £1bn. Is he right? Read
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