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11 May 2018

America: seen as the number one threat to world peace, says one survey

A 2013 poll by the WIN/Gallup International network found 24% of respondents from around the world chose the USA as the country they thought posed the greatest threat to world peace.

10 May 2018

The Pro-sesh-ional classes: Do wealthy people drink more regularly?

Professionals and higher earners in Great Britain say they drink more regularly, if you count that as drinking weekly.

9 May 2018

Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?

There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work.

8 May 2018

Affordable homes: comparing Labour and Conservative records

346,000 affordable homes were added in the seven years of coalition and Conservative government to 2016/17. That’s slightly more than the last seven years of Labour.

4 May 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

Question Time was in St Albans this week. We factchecked UK population change, non-decent homes, what money House of Lords members get, post-Brexit economic forecasts, and if student loans are debts.

4 May 2018

Student ‘debts’ aren’t really debts

Politicians were accused of misrepresenting students’ finance options - so how does it work?

4 May 2018

Estimates of lower GDP growth post-Brexit don’t mean a recession

Government analysis of a number of Brexit scenarios estimated that over the next 15 years economic growth could be reduced by around 2%, 5% and 8% depending on the outcome.

4 May 2018

Did Labour make 1.4 million “non-decent” homes fit to live in?

The last Labour government launched a programme to make “non-decent” homes fit for living in. An estimated 1.4 million social sector homes underwent work.

4 May 2018

What’s driving our increasing population and household numbers?

Immigration has been the largest driver of the increasing population, according to the Office for National Statistics. Life expectancy has also been steadily increasing over the last few decades.

4 May 2018

How much money do members of the House of Lords get?

A few members of the House of Lords are paid a salary, but most are not. Instead they can choose to claim an allowance of up to £300 for attending sittings of the House or its committees.

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America: seen as the number one threat to world peace, says one survey

The Pro-sesh-ional classes: Do wealthy people drink more regularly?

Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?

Affordable homes: comparing Labour and Conservative records

BBC Question Time: factchecked

Student ‘debts’ aren’t really debts

Estimates of lower GDP growth post-Brexit don’t mean a recession

Did Labour make 1.4 million “non-decent” homes fit to live in?

What’s driving our increasing population and household numbers?

How much money do members of the House of Lords get?

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