Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not government policy to raise the pension age to 75
This was recommended in a report the Centre for Social Justice. Read
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Survation didn’t say the Liberal Democrats are polling ahead of the Conservatives in Esher and Walton
Survation’s poll was a national survey of voting intention which was then used to model an estimate of what local voting could be – this might not be reliable. Read
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An article about leaked Lib Dem emails is fake
Images of an apparent Guardian article reporting on “turmoil at heart of Liberal Democrats” are fake. Read
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Crime
Are assaults on police officers rising?
All recorded assaults on police officers have risen by 18% since 2017/18, but it is not possible to compare this year’s figures with the stats from before then. Read
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Crime
How many rapists reoffend?
Each year in England and Wales, roughly 40-60 people are convicted of rape who had previous rape convictions. Read
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Immigration
How many refugees does the UK take in?
The UK “resettled” more refugees than any other EU country in 2017 and 2018, but several EU countries have granted asylum to more refugees overall in that time than the UK has. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£4 billion Brexit stockpiling claim based on flawed survey
A survey claiming that Britons have spent £4 billion on Brexit stockpiling likely over-counted the amount being stockpiled. Read
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This advice on how to fight a parking ticket is wrong
If you receive a parking charge notice from a private car park and wish to appeal it, don’t pay it immediately. Read
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It's not correct that 98% of world trade is done via the WTO
98% of global trade is done by members of the WTO, but most of this trade is done via trade agreements, not WTO rules. Read
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Environment
How energy intensive is a Google search?
It’s really hard to say exactly how energy intensive a Google search is, but a recent Sunday Times article overestimated the figure. Read
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