How to make bad charts in 7 simple rules
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BBC and Daily Mail need to correct error on social care costs
UPDATE: The Daily Mail has now corrected its online article. For details, see the bottom of this post. Today the government outlined how its new £72,000 cap on care costs … Read
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Where have all the men gone?
OPINION: According to the Centre for Social Justice, the think tank established by Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith MP, the UK is a land of "men deserts". There are, apparently, … Read
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Are UK greenhouse gas emissions on the rise?
Today Labour peer Lord Prescott accused the Coalition of talking "hot air" on climate change, and insisted that it had presided over an increase in the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. Has the Government been paying lip service to the environment? Read
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Are we spending more on Housing Benefit than bricks and mortar?
In what's been a busy week for Labour's policy team, their leader Ed Miliband set out yesterday to highlight the burgeoning housing benefit bill by comparing it to falling subsidies for affordable homes. But where do his numbers come from? Read
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Are there fewer NHS bureaucrats under the Coalition?
The Coalition promised to cut the number of bureaucrats in the NHS. This week the Prime Minister again boasted to have cut their numbers. Is he right? Read
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What's happening to net migration?
A new Conservative campaign poster has been doing the rounds on Twitter recently: At first glance, the point looks obvious: under the Conservatives 37,000 more people left than arrived in … Read
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Freedom of Information matters: support it
Here at Full Fact we make frequent use of Freedom of Information requests. Recently they helped us uncover who was set to benefit and lose out from the Government's welfare … Read
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MPs report on communicating statistics: "Not just true, but also fair"
The Public Administration Select Committee has just published its report on communicating statistics, under the title "Communicating statistics: Not just true, but also fair". It said departmental press officers and … Read
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Who lives in a dangerous home?
Hundreds of thousands of families and pensioners are living in sub-standard accommodation, say Labour. How do they know? Read
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