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On Friday, the Guardian reported Labour Party research which found that “NHS staff are working over a million hours a week of unpaid overtime”. The findings are based on data … Read
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Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show this morning, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab twice repeated the claim that Labour wants “open door immigration not just from Europe but from the … Read
It’s not credible to put a specific number of the effect of a policy when no one knows exactly what the policy is. Read
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On Tuesday a Scottish government account tweeted that Scotland’s youth unemployment rate “fell by 0.3 percentage points over the year”. This is looking at a dataset which is less reliable … Read
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Last season, for the first time in history, the finals of Europe’s top two club competitions were contested by teams from a single country—England, with the scorers including an Egyptian, … Read
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If you've been paying attention to the news this election, there's a good chance you'll have heard a Labour politician mentioning maggots in orange juice. But what is the truth? … Read
That data shows Scottish youth unemployment has fallen. But official data shows it has increased in Scotland over the last year. Read
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At the SNP's election campaign launch last week, Nicola Sturgeon said that Scotland leaving the customs union and single market “will cost every person in Scotland £1,600.” This is another … Read
During an election, protecting our impartiality is vital. Here's how we do it. Read
Figures from the Environment Agency that could have helped shed light seem to have been taken offline. Read
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