Economy, Business & Finance
Troubled families, troubled figures
The government has claimed that the Troubled Families programme has saved £1.2 billion. We don't know what the actual savings are. Read
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Statistics watchdog comments on zero hour contracts
The UK Statistics Authority has written to Labour MPs pointing out that they haven't been presenting statistics on zero hour contracts entirely clearly. Contrary to Labour's suggestions, 1.8 million people … 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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We need volunteers to monitor the media and parties
Full Fact is preparing to operate an 18 hour a day factchecking centre, from 6am to midnight every day of the election campaign. Read
Comment
Votes for prisoners: politics versus human rights law
We look at the story behind the ECTHR ruling on prisoners' right to vote Read
Analysis
Fewer than 22 million people watched the 2010 televised leaders' election debates
A joint statement from the broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky claimed that "22 million people watched the election debates in 2010". This figure has been quoted in recent news coverage on the issue of televised leaders' debates for 2015, and makes it sound like 35% of the 62.8 million people living in the UK in 2010 watched the debates. Read
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Tuition fees: what difference has £3,000 made?
Labour will reduce the cap on tuition fees to £6,000, leader Ed Miliband has announced today. He said the current system is: "causing rising debts for graduates and the taxpayer". … 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
Fact check
Press and politicians not trusted to present statistics honestly
Most people in Britain trust official statistics—they just don't trust the press or politicians to present them honestly, that is according to a report by NatCen Social Research. Around 4 … Read
Analysis
Education
Research doesn't prove short breaks from school cause poorer pupil attainment
"The myth that pulling a child out of school for a holiday is harmless to their education has been busted by this research." Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Education, … Read
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