Analysis

Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.

19 August 2014

Troubled Families estimates: a troubled history

Yesterday there seemed to be confusion in the media about the source of an estimate that 'troubled families' are costing the taxpayer £30 billion a year. Today we provide more detail on the figure.

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4 August 2014

Higher or lower? Scottish energy bills after independence

With the referendum on Scottish independence just over a month away, the UK and Scottish governments have clashed over what will happen to people's energy bills.

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1 August 2014

Scotland: Tax and spending

In recent years more money has been spent in Scotland than has been collected, whether or not you count money collected from the North Sea oil and gas industries.

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18 June 2014

Not all NHS international visitors are health tourists

We factchecked whether migrants will now be paying for the NHS.

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17 April 2014

Do we have fewer hospital beds than most of Europe?

We take a look at the statistics behind yesterday's stories.

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10 April 2014

Net migration was bigger than we thought

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere.

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10 February 2014

Second-hand smoke: what is the impact on children in England?

MPs are due to vote on a ban on smoking in a car containing anyone under the age of 18. How many children are affected, and what is the impact on their health?

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11 November 2013

Grammar schools and social mobility: what's the evidence?

Grammar schools are back in the headlines, with particular reference to their impact on social mobility. What does the evidence tell us?

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28 October 2013

Health tourism - what's the bill?

Spotlight on health tourism including who counts as a 'health tourist' and how much it's costing the UK.

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4 January 2013

How long do murderers serve in prison?

Over half of murderers released from prison have served between 11 and 18 years in custody.

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