Health
What is the NHS budget?
NHS funding works differently across the country, but most of the budget comes from the Government. Read
Analysis
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Health
What is the NHS?
The NHS stands for the National Health Service: Government-funded health care and medical services that everyone in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost. Read
Analysis
The BBC Election Debate: Factchecked
Last night Full Fact was at it again, live factchecking one of the most major election debates this week: ‘The BBC Election Debate’. Read
Comment
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s Land Value Tax: will you have to sell your garden?
Labour isn't committing to a 'Garden Tax'. Its manifesto only promises to review the council tax and business rate systems and consider new options such as a land value tax. Read
Fact check
BBC Wales Debate: Factchecked
Last night from 8:30pm Full Fact were hard at work factchecking the BBC Wales leaders’ debate, hosted by Huw Edwards. Read
Comment
SNP manifesto launch, factchecked
We've factchecked five claims from the SNP manifesto launch. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
SNP Manifesto: Future child poverty
Child poverty is projected to rise on a number of measures by 2021. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
SNP Manifesto: Productivity and unemployment
Scotland's productivity has been growing faster than the UK's as a whole, but its still catching up. Read
Fact check
Health
SNP Manifesto: Nurses' pay
Nurses in Scotland get paid more than nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This is across all pay bands. Read
Fact check
Health
SNP Manifesto: Accident and emergency
On average A&E departments in Scotland do perform better against the main waiting time target than those in the rest of the UK, although they’re still missing targets. Read
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