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20 June 2012

Economy, Business & Finance

Are house prices up or down? Depends which paper you read...

The Daily Express is noted for its long-standing interest in the movements of the housing market although, as Full Fact has shown, it hasn't always reported them accurately. Today the … Read

Analysis
18 June 2012

Are British doctors among the best paid in the world?

With the planned industrial action by doctors across the UK due to take place this Thursday, several newspapers ran stories revealing that thousands of doctors were paid more than the Prime Minister. But are they the best paid in the world? Read

Analysis
15 June 2012

Economy, Business & Finance

Is the Government still overestimating job vacancies?

Yesterday Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith caused a stir with his proposals to change the way in which poverty is measured in the UK. One indicator put forward … Read

Analysis
15 June 2012

Economy, Business & Finance

Are the majority of poor children in working households?

In a week of heated debate about the measurement of child poverty, some commentators claim that, contrary to popular wisdom, the majority of poor households actually contain at least one adult who is in work. Is this true? Read

Analysis
14 June 2012

Are 500,000 jobs arriving in Jobcentres every week?

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith claimed this morning that 500,000 new jobs are being added to Jobcentres every week - a claim he also made two years ago. But is the Secretary making the same mistake twice? Read

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