Has long-term youth unemployment soared by 900 per cent in 12 years?
The TUC has claimed that long-term youth unemployment has soared by 900 per cent. Is this true? Read
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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
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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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The Prime Minister at the Leveson Inquiry: Is he right about Ministerial Standards investigations?
Does yesterday's letter mean there is no role left for the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests on Jeremy Hunt? Read
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Has there been a 'rapid and dramatic' increase in affordable homes?
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has come under fire in the last few days after hailing a "massive increase" in new affordable homes. But has he interpreted the statistics correctly? Read
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£38 billion defence budget black hole: filling in the gaps
Just under 4,000 armed forces personnel woke up to the news today that their services were no longer required, as the Ministry of Defence looks to curb its spending on … Read
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Are 120,000 'problem' families costing the taxpayer £9bn?
The Government has announced a £450m crackdown on a group of households said to cost the taxpayer £9bn. But who are these families, and are they quite the burden claimed? Read
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Are most homosexuals 'indifferent' to gay marriage?
With the Home Office's 'Equal Civil Marriage' consultation set to close next week, two newspapers today reported on the latest opinion poll to probe the views of the public: Daily … Read
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Ministers accused of lying to the UK Statistics Authority
Last month the Morning Star ran a story accusing Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith of lying to the UK Statistics Authority, and apparently had the emails to prove … Read
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Are we paying for NHS staff's posh cars?
Following reports in the Sun that NHS Trusts are providing 'posh' cars to their employees - making the taxpayer liable - Full Fact investigates how sound the newspaper's evidence really is. Read
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