Europe
Manufacturing jobs and the EU
It's been claimed that two-thirds of manufacturing jobs are reliant on Britain's membership of the EU. That's wrong. Read
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Europe
Poverty, apprenticeships and house building: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on poverty, apprenticeships, house building, and jobs going to non-UK EU nationals. Read
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Education
Are we recruiting enough trainee teachers?
At the heart of the debate about whether there's a teacher shortage are competing claims about what's been happening to numbers of trainee teachers. Read
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Immigration
Is EU immigration to blame for missing the net migration target?
Net migration from other EU countries isn't the only reason the government hasn't met its net migration target. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did cutting the 50p rate of tax raise £8 billion?
Figures released this week on tax receipts aren't as simple as they might seem. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
3 March's BBC Question Time, factchecked
Last night's Question Time came from Liverpool. We've checked the panel's claims on the EU's influence, migrants into Europe, and tax. Read
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Europe
Norway, Switzerland and EU laws
The government claims that Norway and Switzerland have to accept EU laws despite not being members in order to access the single market. That's about right. Read
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Education
Teacher shortages, school places and childcare: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on teacher shortages, school places, childcare and joint enterprise. Read
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Education
Do most secondary schools use non-specialist teachers?
The Association of School and College Leaders has warned today that teacher shortages are having a detrimental impact on pupils' education. Read
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Is the UK making progress towards its 2020 renewables target?
Without further action from the government the UK will miss its target to get 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Read
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