Economy, Business & Finance
Labour Manifesto: Rich and Poor
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and Conservative records on the national debt
The rise in government debt from 1997 to the present day. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Has employment growth been driven by a rise in insecure, precarious work?
From the statistics, it doesn’t seem like unwanted part-time work or unsatisfactory temporary work has been the major driver behind the growth in employment. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is 40% of Glasgow living in poverty?
Living in a deprived area doesn’t necessarily mean a person is deprived. Around 48% of areas in Glasgow were among the 20% most deprived in Scotland. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Interest payments on the national debt
About 5% of government spending goes on interest payments, although this is below the historic average. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many nurses are using foodbanks?
Media reports show that at least some individual nurses and trainees have visited food banks. We've not found any evidence on how widespread this is. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are four million children living in poverty?
Around four million children in the UK were living in relative poverty in the UK, once housing costs are accounted for, although that’s just one way to measure poverty. Read
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Education
What is the gap in university applications for the most and least advantaged in Scotland?
There are two ways to look at this. Whether the claim is correct depends on whether you look at university entry rates or university application rates. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Government funding for the rail industry
How does taxpayer support for privatised rail compare with funding for the old British Rail? Read
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Crime
Can £300 million pay for 10,000 police officers?
£300 million would cover those officers’ salaries for one year, but it wouldn’t cover the costs of training, equipment, and overheads at the same time. Read
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