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Economy, Business & Finance
In 2013-14, HMRC estimate that they lost about £2.7 billion through tax avoidance and £4.4 billion through tax evasion—so about £7.1 billion overall. Read
Recent reports on the role of the European Court of Human Rights in police ‘threat to life’ warnings are only partially correct. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2014, about 1.6 million people in the UK were employed by EU-owned businesses. Read
Immigration
A majority of recently accepted refugees in the EU are Syrian, although they’re not the majority of those applying for refugee status or entering the EU. Read
Immigration
Net migration in the UK was 327,000 in the year to March, roughly a city the size of Cardiff or Wakefield. It’s not at this level every year, but has been since 2015. Read
The Coalition government introduced fees for employment tribunals. These can be repaid if cases are successful, but seem to have led to a big fall in number of people using employment tribunals. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.1%, lower than England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across the whole of the UK it’s 4.9%. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Just under half of rural properties can't access a good broadband connection, according to Ofcom. Read
Education
There are fewer secondary schools rated good or outstanding in the North of England and the Midlands compared to the South. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's correct that the number of FDI deals in the North has increased at double the rate of the rest of the country. But that doesn't tell us how much these deals are worth. Read
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