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20 August 2012

Economy, Business & Finance

Are the British workforce lazy idlers?

After the Evening Standard leaked content of 'Britain Unchained', the magnum opus of five Tory MPs, there has been a media defence of the British labour force. But what do the statistics say? Read

Analysis
17 August 2012

Health

Are we the STI capital of Europe?

Using London 2012 as an opportunity to discuss safe sex, a spokesperson for the Terence Higgins Trust bestowed upon London the envious title of "STI capital of Europe". But how do we compare to other European countries? Read

Analysis
16 August 2012

Are 4 in 5 people seeking full time work finding jobs?

The Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, this morning praised the encouraging figures offered in the latest employment statistics. But did he go too far in painting such a positive picture? Read

Analysis
14 August 2012

Is the jury still out on 20 mph zones?

Over the weekend the Sun, BBC and others reported on recently released road accident statistics from the Department for Transport (DfT). Their headlines made for grim reading: "CONTROVERSIAL 20mph speed … Read

Analysis
13 August 2012

Are adoptions on the decline?

A blog in the Independent this morning joined the masses commenting on adoption statistics. But has the number of children in care risen by nearly eight percent, compared to a decrease in the number of adoptions? Read

Analysis

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