BBC Question Time: factchecked
Question Time was in Blackpool this week. We looked at claims on: wind power, Nigel Farage's views on another EU referendum, and EU trade agreements. Read
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Education
Tuition fees and access to higher education
How have rising tuition fees affected the number of people going to university, and has it put off those from disadvantaged backgrounds? Read
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Europe
Trade across the Irish border
Trade across the Irish border was worth at least £5 billion in 2016. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We looked at claims on: how many students fully repay their tuition fees, how many drop out of university, and how many refugees are coming to the UK. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We factchecked claims on: schools rated outstanding by Ofsted, exam stress in schools, spending on adult skills, and defence spending over time. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We factchecked claims on: the pay of people who work in social care and childcare, the gender pay gap, unemployment, and the value of the pound. Read
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Education
Spending on schools in England
Real-terms per pupil funding for schools stayed at roughly the same level from 2010/11 to 2015/16, and fell after that. Since 2017/18 it has flattened out. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We've factchecked claims on: the number of women killed by their partners, the number of rapes that go to trial, and the number of rape allegations that are false. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We've factchecked claims on: how much Scotland spends on public services compared to England, and how much is being spent on the Scottish NHS. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We factchecked the panel's claims on: Labour policy on PFI contracts, spending on security at Calais over the past three years, UK and French spending on defence and EU nurses leaving the NHS. Read
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