Immigration
The UK’s views on immigration
Immigration has repeatedly been highlighted as the top issue facing the UK in recent years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The oil price and Scotland’s independence
The falling price of oil hasn’t had much impact on the proportion of people saying they would vote for independence. Read
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Europe
Employment or immigration: which matters more?
Voters have expressed mixed opinions to pollsters on whether they’d prefer a more economically risky ‘hard Brexit’. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
"Leaked" analysis: would a Hard Brexit cost £66 billion?
Recent "leaks" about the £38 to £66 billion potential costs of a "Hard Brexit" are based on Treasury analysis that was published in April. Read
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Health
Cancer survival rates at record levels
Cancer survival rates in England are at a record high across cancer types as a whole. Read
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Health
Passports for the NHS?
A London hospital has announced it will be asking women who receive maternity services to provide ID before treatment to determine whether they should be charged. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Japanese-owned companies in the UK
140,000 people are employed by Japanese-owned companies in the UK, according to estimates from the Japanese government. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
"Naming and shaming" companies with foreign workers
The Conservatives did seem to suggest publishing the percentage of foreign workers at different companies, although they’ve now ruled that out. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Leaving the single market
Don’t confuse the estimated cost of Brexit to GDP with the cost to tax revenues. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Post-referendum predictions: have forecasts for the economy changed?
The average forecast for UK GDP growth this year was the same September as in June, despite the UK voting to leave the EU. But that’s not the whole story. Read
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