Immigration
Ask Full Fact: how many refugees are in the UK population?
A Facebook graphic is broadly right that refugees are a small proportion of the UK population. Read
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"Deradicalisation" referrals: young and increasing?
It's been reported that referrals to the government's "deradicalisation" programme, Channel, are on the up. That's broadly correct. Read
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Education
A million more pupils in good or outstanding schools? Not just a simple story of school improvement
There's no doubt that schools' Ofsted performance is improving. This progress is partly due to Ofsted's changing inspection practice. Read
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Europe
David Cameron's conference speech, factchecked
David Cameron has given his first speech to the Conservative party conference as PM of a Conservative majority. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
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Education
How many truanting fines go unpaid by parents?
It was claimed today that 40% of fines for pupil absence go unpaid. It's more like 20%, according to the latest data (for 2012/13). Read
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Immigration
Is immigration good or bad for the economy?
The impact of immigration on the public finances is relatively small according to most studies, costing or contributing less than 1% of UK GDP. Read
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Education
How much money do British universities get from the EU?
British universities don't get a straightforward 15% 'top-up' from the EU on central government funding. Read
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Education
Fall in the number of children being placed for adoption
The Department for Education puts the decrease down to the misinterpretation of two high profile court judgments. Read
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Far fewer social welfare cases get legal aid
Figures given to the Labour conference are right: in 2009/10, the legal aid scheme funded advice in 460,000 social welfare cases. In 2013/14 it was 53,000. Read
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Education
16-19 education saw the largest fall in education spending over the last Parliament
An analysis of the claim by the Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell that the Conservatives have overseen the deepest cuts to post-16 education ever. Read
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