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30 April 2015

Education

Election 2015: Education

This article has been updated. A quarter of people say education will be very important to them in making their decision about who to vote for in the General Election. … Read

Analysis
30 April 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

Election 2015: The Economy

We usually measure the performance of the UK economy by looking at Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This measures the value of all the final goods and services produced within the … Read

Analysis
30 April 2015

Health

Election 2015: Health

Polls consistently put health care as one of the most important issues helping the public decide who to vote for in the General Election. Here's our rundown of the claims … Read

Analysis
30 April 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

Key claims from the Conservatives' manifesto launch

The Conservatives have published their election manifesto. We've taken a look at their claims on the economy, jobs, taxes, and the NHS, taken from David Cameron's speech as the manifesto … Read

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30 April 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

Key claims from Labour's manifesto launch

The Labour Party has made its case for winning the next election, launching its manifesto today. We've looked at their claims on borrowing, job insecurity, house building, immigration and social … Read

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30 April 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

Key claims from the Liberal Democrat manifesto launch

The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto. We've checked their claims on the economy, health spending, mental health and apprenticeships, taken from Nick Clegg's speech at the manifesto launch, … Read

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30 April 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

BBC Question Time: deficit of UK and Greece

"We inherited a deficit forecast to be worse than Greece's" — David Cameron, 26 March 2015 "The budget deficit was forecast to be bigger than the budget deficit in Greece" … Read

Analysis
30 April 2015

Europe

Key claims from the UKIP manifesto launch

UKIP pitched up in Thurrock today, where Nigel Farage and Suzanne Evans delivered speeches launching the party's general election manifesto. We've looked at some of the headline claims on Europe, … Read

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