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Social care: a postcode lottery
In certain parts of England, how you're cared for in your old age depends on which side of the street you live on. Many people are shocked to discover that …
Read more…How many diabetes-related deaths are avoidable?
Several newspapers have reported that each year the deaths of up to 24,000 diabetes patients could be prevented by better treatment. But when exactly is a death "avoidable"?
Read more…Have apprenticeships been a Coalition success story?
The rise in apprenticeships is one of the coalition's success stories. We look at the facts behind the numbers.
Read more…How many workers earn less than the living wage?
At the start of 'Living Wage week', Full Fact explores the numbers behind the morning's news. Do five million of us earn less than the Wage?
Read more…How many families are claiming £100,000 per year in housing benefit?
Full Fact's Freedom of Information requests put Welfare Reform Minister's claim in context.
Read more…Are taxes for Britain's richest among the highest in world?
How does Britain rank for income taxation in the world? A network of tax professionals delivers a negative appraisal. Full Fact investigates.
Read more…PCC rejects Full Fact complaint over Mail's riot coverage
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has rejected Full Fact's complaint into the Daily Mail's coverage of figures from the August riots last year. It was the same coverage criticised by …
Read more…Are pubs faring well, or are they bidding farewell?
Discrepant reports and data on the number of pubs, and the price of beer often make it very difficult to assess whether watering holes across the country are fairing well, …
Read more…EU Budget: who gets what?
After the Government was dealt a blow in the Commons earlier this week when its proposed negotiating position for talks on the 2014-2020 EU Budget was rejected by MPs, there …
Read more…Full Fact captures 120 escaped prisoners
Sometimes, even ordinarily reliable sources get things wrong. Normally, Full Fact would consider figures provided by a Minister in response to a Parliamentary Question to be a reliable source. So …
Read more…Does wind energy represent 'the greatest public subsidy bonanza of modern times'?
This week's surprise announcement from Energy Minister John Hayes, reported in the Daily Mail and the Telegraph, that the Government wouldn't give the green light to any more onshore wind …
Read more…Are the Government's road safety figures misleading?
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) published routine quarterly estimates for the number of road casualties in Great Britain. They revealed that in the year leading up to June 2012, …
Read more…Full Fact fights bad information
Bad information ruins lives. It promotes hate, damages people’s health, and hurts democracy. You deserve better.