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Education
About 8 million working age adults have 'below-functional' numeracy skills and about 5 million have 'below-functional' literacy skills in England. Read
A week today people in the UK may be waking up to a new government - or a possibly lengthy process of negotiations in the event of a hung parliament. … Read
Education
Approximately one in six young people are unemployed (16.1%) in contrast to an overall unemployment rate of 5.6%. The Coalition has introduced considerable reforms of 14-19 vocational routes to employment … Read
Education
GCSEs are being reformed with the intention that they'll be "more challenging so pupils are better prepared for further academic or vocational study, or for work". Read
Education
This article has been updated. A quarter of people say education will be very important to them in making their decision about who to vote for in the General Election. … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We usually measure the performance of the UK economy by looking at Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This measures the value of all the final goods and services produced within the … Read
Health
Polls consistently put health care as one of the most important issues helping the public decide who to vote for in the General Election. Here's our rundown of the claims … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Most of the government's tax revenue comes from income tax, national Insurance and VAT. In 2015/16, most UK taxpayers don't have to pay tax on the first £10,600 of their … 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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