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With the NHS Bill now reaching the end of its pause period, and with the Government indicating that substantial changes will be made, Full Fact has been taking a closer … Read
The Express claimed today that the Government's Renewable Energy Review has found the cost of wind farms will add £50 to the average annual household bill by 2020. But does this figure only include wind farms? Read
Last week Intelligence2 hosted a very informative debate on the merits of AV and First Past the Post (FPTP). Full Fact attended the even, producing a leaflet outlining the most … Read
While out campaigning, George Galloway stated that in some parts of Glasgow life expectancy is lower than in Kabul. Full Fact went in search of the figures. Read
Proponents of the First Past the Post electoral system claim that it is good at throwing out unpopular governments at election time. Seeking some evidence for this, Full Fact went in search of the facts. Read
The latest in our series on the AV referendum. Here we assess what impact the change in voting system would have on the number of MPs with relative ease in 'safe' seats. Read
The Prime Minister today joined forces with old adversary John Reid to recommend that Britons reject the AV system in three weeks time. But how sound is his claim that candidates finishing third after the first round of counting could go on to win? Read
Chris Huhne this week on Question Time claimed it was a surprising reality that non-UK born workers have higher average earnings than UK-born workers. Was he right? Read
Former England cricket captain David Gower today came in to bat for No2AV today, using a column in the Sun to claim that the Australian example should caution against its adoption in the UK. But can falling turnout down under really be blamed on AV? Read
Making the case for Government policy on immigration this morning, David Cameron gave a speech using an array of immigration statistics. Were all of them accurate? Read
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