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Economy, Business & Finance
"We have the second largest defence budget in NATO and the largest in the EU"—Conservative manifesto, page 77 The above claim is true if you use one measurement of global … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In this section Manifesto clash: house building Manifesto clash: recent house building Manifesto clash: affordable housing Introduction There's an old saying about Englishmen and their homes. The modern variation might … Read
Education
We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election. Read
Immigration
The Migration Observatory's Election 2015 briefing series can be found here. The Migration Observatory is based at the University of Oxford, and provides impartial, independent, authoritative, evidence-based analysis of data … Read
Education
The National Foundation for Educational Research's policy updates, analyses and news on education and related issues for the UK 2015 general election can be found here. NFER improves education and … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In this section Independent expert commentary from the Institute for Fiscal Studies Manifesto clash: living standards Manifesto clash: debt and deficit Manifesto clash: job security Introduction Three issues dominate any … Read
Health
The Nuffield Trust's full analysis of the manifestos can be found here.The Nuffield Trust is an authoritative and independent source of evidence-based research and policy analysis for improving health care … Read
Health
In this section Independent expert commentary from the Nuffield Trust Manifesto clash: staffing Manifesto clash: TTIP Manifesto clash: waiting times Manifesto clash: cancer fund Manifesto clash: mental health Introduction The … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have published their election manifesto. We've taken a look at their claims on the economy, jobs, taxes, and the NHS, taken from David Cameron's speech as the manifesto … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Labour Party has made its case for winning the next election, launching its manifesto today. We've looked at their claims on borrowing, job insecurity, house building, immigration and social … Read
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