Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
"Under Labour, house building fell to its lowest peacetime level since the 1920s"—Conservative manifesto "Britain is in the midst of the biggest housing crisis in a generation, with the lowest … Read
Immigration
What key changes took place in UK migration policy under the Coalition government? Read
Education
Academies, including free schools, are directly accountable to the Secretary of State for Education, while all other state-funded schools are accountable to local authorities. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"We have delivered over 217,000 new affordable homes since 2010"—Conservative manifesto "Fewer affordable homes are being built"—Labour manifesto "The supply of affordable rented housing has been increasing"—Liberal Democrat manifesto Three … Read
It's nine days until the election and there is plenty of political news out today. The Daily Mail covers criticism of Labour's 'use it or lose it' proposal to encourage … Read
Education
"We will end the wasteful and poorly performing Free Schools programme"—Labour manifesto "There are over 250 new free schools [...] delivering better education for the children who need it most"—Conservative … Read
Health
More patients, and in particular more elderly patients, mean demand for NHS services in England is on the rise. During the last parliament the population of England will have increased … Read
News of Labour's proposed housing reforms dominates newspaper coverage for the second day running. The Financial Times, Mirror, the i and Times all lead today with the party's intention to … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Key issues Housebuilding has not been keeping up with the rate of demand for a long time. Latest figures show that the rate of house building over time and number … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Labour put up tax on earnings by £1,895 in real terms for the average household"—Conservative Party press release Labour claimed that the coalition raised taxes by £1,100, and now the … Read
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