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According to some news aricles this week, South African women are deliberately drinking heavily in order to disable their unborn children, in order to claim relatively generous disability benefits. Words … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As MPs prepare to vote over the Government's plans to cap rises to certain working age benefits and tax credits, newspapers and commentators have been circulating figures on who will … Read
Today the BBC reports that the campaign group Hacked Off* has published the 'Leveson Bill' - a draft bill written up by Hacked Off's Chair Hugh Tomlinson QC. Obviously, this … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As David Cameron and Nick Clegg renewed their vows in the No.10 rose garden, the government pledged to help families by improving access to childcare. Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph reported that Britain is a European leader on early-years spending. Is this true? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's half term and the Coalition's report card is out. We look at Owen Jones' review of the Coalition's record on food poverty and living standards. Read
Crime
Over half of murderers released from prison have served between 11 and 18 years in custody. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
According to research conducted by Labour, Conservative councils charge more for parking than their Labour equivalents. Both parties agree that if parking charges are excessive, town centre businesses will lose out on valuable trade. But which local authorities are the worst offenders? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With benefits uprating dominating 2013's early political exchanges, is it really fair to say that working people are falling behind when it comes to the cost of living? Read
Immigration
The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Telegraph reported this morning that there are 4,000 foreign national offenders living in the UK. But how accurate is this number? Read
Health
As thousands of Brits embark upon diets as part of their New Year's resolutions, some papers today reported that being 'plump' could actually extend your life. Is this really sound medical advice? Read
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