Health
'Stealth privatisation' of the NHS? Private patients in NHS hospitals
We looked at whether the average private patient income has gone up per foundation trust or not. Read
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Election update, 25 April: coalition combinations, polls, and the continuing fallout over Lord Janner
The potential for coalition manoeuvring post-election continues to make headlines, featuring on the front pages of the Financial Times and Telegraph today. Also on the front page of the Telegraph … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Jobs growth: how much are foreign workers getting?
"Under Labour, for years, 90 per cent of job growth was taken up by foreign workers. With the Conservatives, two-thirds of our job growth now benefits British citizens."—David Cameron in … Read
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Does the largest political party form the government?
The party with the most MPs usually forms a government, but things get complicated when there's no overall majority. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The facts about zero hours contracts
They've been called 'flexible' by some and 'exploitative' by others, but what are zero hour contracts? What rights do people employed on them have? And how many people are on them anyway? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
More than 1 million people used food banks last year: that's not what the evidence shows
Claims about food banks are not new. But since they were brought up by Jeremy Paxman in the 'Battle for Number 10' interviews, we've seen a range of claims about … Read
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Europe
Europe: a guide to the key claims
The cost of membership "Our EU membership fee is £55 million a day"—Nigel Farage, 26 March 2014 In the calendar year 2014, we did pay over £53 million a day … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: what you need to know
The latest figures on people in work are out today, with new data up to February 2015. Here's what we've learned so far. There are now over 31 million people … Read
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Election update, 24 April: spending plans, an English manifesto and foreign policy
Discussion continues on the economy today, following on from the briefing on the parties' spending plans published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) yesterday. The Conservatives are expected to … Read
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Crime
Lord Janner prosecution decision: process or plot?
"Ruling raises new fears of establishment cover-up"—The Times, 16 April 2015 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said yesterday that it would not prosecute Lord Janner, a Labour peer, in relation … Read
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