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Europe
This morning's Times featured an article jointly authored by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander which called for the European Union to "spend less and spend … Read
This morning Health Minister Paul Burstow told the Today programme that dementia costs us £23bn. Later on his boss David Cameron contradicted this, saying it only costs £19bn. Who was right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appeared on BBC Radio 4 this week claiming that three million UK jobs depend directly on participation in the EU. Is this accurate? Full Fact remains cautious. Read
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