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14 October 2013

Europe

Are there 600,000 unemployed EU migrants in the UK?

A leaked European Commission report was at the centre of a media storm this weekend, with the Sunday Telegraph claiming that it revealed the "true scale of European immigration". Now that the report has been made public, what can we conclude from it? Read

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14 October 2013

Europe

A burden on British business? The extent of EU regulation

According to a new report, the EU has generated more than 3,500 new business directives since the May 2010 election. But with some sectors more tightly regulated than others, the load isn't evenly distributed. We've looked at the detail of the research. Read

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11 October 2013

Immigration

The Immigration Bill, migrants and benefits

This article has been updated. See below. The Immigration Bill 2013 The Coalition's Immigration Bill proposes to limit migrants' access to public services, and make it easier for the government … Read

Analysis
9 October 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Married couples tax allowance: who will benefit?

After MPs returned for the first session of PMQs since conference season, sparks flew over the issue of the Marriage Transferable Tax Allowance, announced last month. The Prime Minister's claims on the subject need to be clarified. Read

Analysis
8 October 2013

Crime

Is the Ministry of Justice misrepresenting the cost of legal aid?

The leaders of the regional circuits of the Bar Council have written to the Guardian expressing more than frustration with the government for using 'inaccurate' and 'misleading' figures to justify its legal aid reforms. We took at look at some of them. Read

Analysis
8 October 2013

Europe

Nick Clegg's speech on Europe

Today Nick Clegg warned that "isolationist forces are on the rise" and those in favour of remaining in the EU need to stand up and be counted. As he argued the case for the UK retaining its membership, he made a series of claims. We've looked at his evidence. Read

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