BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 16 November came from the Welsh harbour town of Milford Haven, and was entirely dominated by Brexit and the draft withdrawal agreement. Read
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Are the UK’s armed forces recruiting enough people?
The full-time trained size of the armed forces is around 136,000. That’s 9,000 below the target. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 8 November came from Dulwich, London. Topics covered included whether stop and search and knife crime, Brexit deals, and if burning a model of Grenfell Tower should be a crime. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 1 November came from Clacton-on-Sea. Topics covered included income tax changes, austerity, early elections, policing priorities, and the impact of the investigation into Arron Banks. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Budget 2018: three things we learned
What does the 2018 budget mean for austerity, income tax, and taxes on digital companies? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
A guide to what economic terms mean
A simple guide to what some key economic terms - like GDP, inflation, debt and deficit - mean. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 25 October 2018 came from Barrow-in-Furness. Topics covered included Brexit, austerity, Trident and non-disclosure agreements. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
On the panel this week were deputy chairman of the James Cleverly, shadow Keir Starmer, Nish Kumar, Michael Dobbs, and Zanny Minton Beddoes. Read
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Europe
What is the Irish backstop?
The “Irish backstop” is an insurance policy in UK-EU Brexit negotiations to ensure there is no hard border in Ireland. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 11 October 2018 came from Edinburgh. Topics covered included Universal Credit, Brexit and education in Scotland and the line-up included Kezia Dugdale, Mike Russell and Fraser Nelson. Read
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