Health
Has the NHS been judged the best healthcare system in the world?
International comparisons of healthcare are about the UK, not just the NHS. How we do depends on the measures chosen. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are most working age people in poverty also in work?
People in poverty have been increasingly likely to be in a family where someone has a job. Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on the 19th of July 2017 Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Income tax cuts for basic rate payers
Increases to the income tax personal allowance have taken millions out of income tax, although those on low incomes have been hit elsewhere. Read
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Europe
Could leaving the European nuclear club put cancer patients at risk?
We don't fully know how leaving Euratom - the European common market in nuclear materials - will affect our access to them. Read
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Health
Can't get no NHS satisfaction?
One survey says most people are satisfied with the NHS, another says more of us are dissatisfied. Why the different results? Read
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Education
Have university applicant numbers fallen in 2017?
The total number of people applying to higher education in the UK this year (as of the final June 2017 deadline) is down 4% compared to last year. Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims from this week's PMQs about the cost of writing off student debt, youth unemployment, and women at the despatch box. Read
Analysis
Women at the despatch box for Prime Minister’s Questions
Both the Conservatives and Labour have had three women in total representing their respective parties at Prime Minister’s Questions since 1997 (either as leaders, or as representatives of the leader). Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is youth unemployment at a historic low?
Youth unemployment in the UK is currently 12.5%, among the lowest it’s been since 2005. Read
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