Health
GP appointments: are a quarter unable to get one within a week?
We factchecked whether a quarter of people can't get a GP appointment within a week. Read
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Europe
Is the EU behind a £1 billion increase in aid spending?
"Foreign aid bill to soar by £1bn" Daily Express, 4 April 2015 "Overseas aid must rise by £1bn in next two years, says Europe" The Times, 3 April 2015 The … Read
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The Supreme Court didn't endorse the benefit cap
The benefit cap is lawful, ruled the Supreme Court by a majority of 3:2 last month. Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said that he was … Read
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Education
What impact does immigration have on school places?
The Mail reports that immigration is "fuelling primary school crisis" in school places. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
UK fastest growing economy in G7 last year
"Britain grew faster than any other major economy last year"—letter to the Telegraph from more than 100 business leaders Britain's GDP grew faster than any other of what the International … Read
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Europe
3 million jobs "linked" to trade with the EU
Labour's advertisement to businesses in the Financial Times today warns that the biggest risk to British business is the threat of an EU exit. The risk? Over 3 million jobs … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Why is net debt falling as a share of GDP?
The government is now on course to meet its original debt target, with net debt as a share of GDP falling in 2015-16. What's changed since December? Read
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Europe
Is two thirds of UK law made by the EU?
Roughly two thirds of all the laws that apply in the UK are linked to the EU, but as laws vary a lot in importance this isn't very useful to know. Read
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Education
Good neighbours: do free schools help others improve?
"Free Schools don't just raise the performance of their own pupils—they raise standards in surrounding schools in the area too" David Cameron, 9 March 2015 Free schools are once again … Read
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Europe
Are British workers less productive than Germans and French?
It takes on average a British worker to Friday to do what equivalent workers in Germany and France will complete by the end of Thursday afternoon. Chuka Umunna, shadow business … Read
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