Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s trade with the USA
The US is the UK’s second largest trading partner after the EU. Read
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Europe
What does the High Court’s Article 50 ruling mean for Brexit?
The judgment on 3 November means that the government can’t leave the EU without parliament passing a law allowing Article 50 to be used. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare sanctions and homelessness
A survey found that 39% of homeless people had been sanctioned. 21% became homeless because of it. Read
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Limits on immigration detention
It's true that the UK is the only country in the EU without a specific time limit on how long someone can be held for immigration offences. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many disabled people are in work?
Since 2013 the number of disabled people in work has increased by just under half a million. Under the current government the number of disabled people in the UK in work has increased by around 100,00 Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Food banks: hard to say whether rising use reflects rising demand
More people have access to a food bank now than in 2010, so figures for food bank use alone can’t tell us about demand. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Spending on Housing Benefit
We examine the exchange between the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition over the Housing Benefit bill. Read
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FIFA has restrictions on England footballers wearing poppies
FIFA does have strict rules on political or religious symbols on football kit, which hit the headlines every few years. Read
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Health
Do we have enough maternity consultants?
Around three quarters of maternity units reported not having any consultants present overnight on weekdays, according to a survey by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Read
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Health
Appealing a ‘Fit for Work’ decision
If you appeal a Work Capability Assessment decision, you are more likely to win than lose. The most recent data suggests that about three-fifths of appeals are successful. Read
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