Economy, Business & Finance
Union membership among young people
4% of the UK population aged 16 to 24 were employees and union members in 2015 and 13% of those aged 25 to 34. Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
We've checked claims made on BBC Question Time about the Conservative manifesto, trade union membership, tax evasion and PFI. Read
Analysis
Royal Marine manslaughter conviction - the evidence
The main factual evidence in the case of Alexander Blackman, the Royal Marine convicted of a battlefield manslaughter, is in the public domain. Read
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Health
What is the NHS paying for Private Finance Initiatives?
The Department of Health paid £2 billion last year in charges for PFIs on the NHS. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does the Treasury lose £40 billion each year to the super-rich?
There’s much uncertainty here, but that claim isn’t supported by HMRC’s own estimates. The emphasis should be on the word ‘estimates’. Read
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Europe
The Conservative manifesto on the single market
The 2015 Conservative manifesto did commit the party to the single market. The government’s EU referendum leaflet didn’t say explicitly that leaving the EU would mean leaving the single market. Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims on police funding, per-pupil spending in schools, how many children go to good or outstanding schools, and how much extremist material has been taken off the internet. Read
Analysis
Education
Experts agree school funding is falling per-pupil
The IFS, National Audit Office, Education Policy Institute and Public Accounts Committee all agree that real per-pupil spending in schools will be reduced in the next few years. Read
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Crime
Police funding: up or down?
Are police budgets being cut? It depends which source of funding you count. Read
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Education
1.8m more pupils in good or outstanding schools
Schools’ Ofsted performance is improving and more pupils are in schools rated good or outstanding by its inspectors. Read
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