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Economy, Business & Finance
"Joy for consumers: Britain falls into deflation for first time since 1960 as prices plunge"—The Express, 19th May 2015 "Deflation returns to Britain for first time since 1960"—The Guardian, 21st … Read
Earlier this week Paul Flynn MP claimed—"from a usually reliable source"—that the inquiry uncovering former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael's involvement in a leaked memo about Nicola Sturgeon cost the taxpayer … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Britain has a productivity problem. Although on average we work longer hours than Germany and France, we actually produce less per worker than they do... Read
What does looking at the recent results of human rights cases against the UK show us? Read
Opinion pollsters had a pretty bad election day. All the pollsters underestimated the Conservative lead over Labour.* Now they are having an inquiry into why. In their defence, the British … Read
The Full Fact podcast brings you the facts behind the spin. We have a team of researchers working 18 hours a day, 7 days a week during the election. We … Read
Health
"What we did in terms of changing the NHS is we got rid of 20,000 bureaucrats"—David Cameron, 26 March 2015 There is no clear definition of a 'bureaucrat', which tends … Read
Immigration
It isn't possible to say with certainty what the implications of migration are for the cost, availability and quality of public services. They're likely to vary by area and service. Read
A Full Fact guide to interpreting opinion polls Read
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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