What’s happening to the ‘tax burden’?
Labour and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about the previous government’s record on tax and the so-called ‘tax burden’. Read
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BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special
This evening the leaders of four political parties will be questioned by members of the public in a two-hour Question Time Leaders’ Special. The show will be hosted by Fiona … Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special: fact checked
Four political party leaders each faced 30 minutes of questions during a BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special. Read
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Politics
Reform UK wrong to claim 14 million forecast to arrive in the UK ‘in the next 12 years’
Reform UK has claimed in a paid Facebook ad that 14 million people will arrive in the UK in the next 12 years, but that’s not what official forecasts show. … Read
Analysis
The DVLA has not confirmed it owns your car
Thousands of people have shared a clip on Facebook claiming the DVLA said it owns people’s vehicles. Read
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Immigration
ONS figures don’t show 14 million people will arrive in the UK ‘in the next 12 years’
The ONS actually projects that 10.4 million will immigrate to the UK between this year and mid-2036. Read
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Politics
Fact checking the SNP manifesto
Full Fact’s work to fact check manifestos continues, after Scottish First Minister and Scottish National Party leader John Swinney MSP launched his party’s offering in Edinburgh this morning. We’ve been … Read
Analysis
Politics
How many people in Scotland are on NHS waiting lists?
A claim we’ve heard repeated by Scottish politicians over the election campaign is that one in six or seven Scots are on NHS waiting lists. These figures are based on … Read
Analysis
Postal voting in the 2024 general election
We’ve taken a look at how postal voting works and answered some common questions. Read
Analysis
We can’t say what proportion of Scots are on NHS waiting lists
Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Liberal Democrats have claimed about a seventh of all Scots are waiting for treatment or tests. Read
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