Health
Can't get no NHS satisfaction?
One survey says most people are satisfied with the NHS, another says more of us are dissatisfied. Why the different results? Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Education
Have university applicant numbers fallen in 2017?
The total number of people applying to higher education in the UK this year (as of the final June 2017 deadline) is down 4% compared to last year. Read
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Women at the despatch box for Prime Minister’s Questions
Both the Conservatives and Labour have had three women in total representing their respective parties at Prime Minister’s Questions since 1997 (either as leaders, or as representatives of the leader). Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is youth unemployment at a historic low?
Youth unemployment in the UK is currently 12.5%, among the lowest it’s been since 2005. Read
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Education
£100 billion: the cost of writing off student debt?
The true ‘additional’ cost of a policy to write off current student loans, compared to the amount the government already ‘writes off’ from unpaid loans, would be lower than this. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are people with mental health conditions now receiving higher disability benefit payments?
A greater share of people claiming disability benefits because of mental health conditions are receiving the higher rate, but that doesn’t mean that those claiming these benefits are all better off. Read
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Health
What’s happening to nursing numbers?
We looked at the change in the number of nurses working for the NHS since May 2010. Read
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Education
How many journalists went to public school?
51% of the UK’s ‘top 100’ journalists educated and working in the UK in 2015 attended a private school, according to the Sutton Trust. Read
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Europe
How many jobs are dependent on the single market?
Figures on this subject don't tell us how many jobs would actually be lost if we left the EU. Read
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Health
Midwives leaving the profession
According to the Royal College of Midwives 80% of the midwives who were intending to leave midwifery in the next two years said that increased pay would encourage them to stay in midwifery. Read
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