Health
Smoking in cars: just how toxic is it?
Yesterday's decision by the House of Lords to back a Labour amendment that would ban adults from smoking in a car when children are present was big news this morning, … Read
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Yesterday's decision by the House of Lords to back a Labour amendment that would ban adults from smoking in a car when children are present was big news this morning, … Read
Health
What do a government department, a charity, a Royal College and a journal paper all have in common? They've all quoted the same, widely used statistic: one in four people … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With the business policy of both Labour and the Coalition under the microscope, the Prime Minister today trumpeted the government's record of supporting small business growth by reducing the burden placed upon them by regulations. Read
Health
OPINION: Police crime statistics and figures for hospital waiting times can't be relied upon, we've learned in the past two weeks. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The "cost of living crisis" has been the hot topic in politics for the past few months, but is it all an illusion? Today the government said that, despite Labour claims to the contrary, wages are rising faster than prices. Do the facts bear this out? Read
Health
The Mail this week claimed that half of us have ever been depressed: twice what official estimates suggest. But can we rely on its sources? Read
Immigration
"UK-born nationals account for 92.6% of the rise in employment in the past year" might not be as good a soundbite as "nine out of 10 jobs are now going to Britons", but it is at least accurate. Read
This morning's Times claimed that, in spite of pledges by the Energy Minister to protect green belt land, the number of solar farms was set to double in 2014 with many large developments earmarked in rural spots. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves today made headlines by announcing that a Labour government would prevent jobseekers from receiving benefit payments unless they met basic skills levels. How many people are likely to be affected? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour leader Ed Miliband today claimed that a "reckoning" with the banks was necessary to ensure that the country built "a banking system that serves the real economy." But are British banks as dysfunctional as he suggests? Read
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