Crime
How regularly are prisoners going on the run?
Is the recent spate of prisoners going on the run unusual? Read
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Jobs growth: "ConDem fiction" or fact?
In an opinion column for the Mirror this morning, associate editor Kevin Maguire claimed that behind the "jobs miracle" of the current government lay a "giant con". Behind the two … Read
Analysis
How to interpret health stories
"If the coverage is on the radio, I recommend sticking your fingers in your ears and loudly saying 'la-la-la' to yourself". So has said statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter from the … Read
Analysis
The 'new' definition of 'British values' for academies and free schools isn't new
Today's Guardian claimed that new funding rules brought in by the Department for Education for academies and free schools could stop conservative Muslims from becoming trustees: "The document gives for … Read
Analysis
Cap on welfare spending could be breached - BBC
The BBC is reporting this morning that the government's welfare cap - introduced in the 2014 Budget - could be breached as a result of rising Employment and Support Allowance … Read
Analysis
421 officials wrongly given early access to trade figures
Some government officials - including Ministers - are routinely given early access to certain official figures. People with 'pre-release access' must not — by law — disclose either the numbers … Read
Analysis
Bad graphs: The government's employment record
This graph is a favourite of the Department for Work and Pensions, and routinely takes the top spot on the department's own website when employment figures come out: It's perfectly … Read
Analysis
Education
It's too early to say with certainty how free schools are performing
The Department of Education yesterday announced the approval of a further 38 free schools. Now totaling 331 open or approved free schools, the Department has said these schools are twice … Read
Analysis
Proportionally, the top 1% are contributing more in income taxes
On the weekly Call Clegg session on LBC radio this morning, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was asked for a reaction to reports this morning that numbers in poverty have … Read
Analysis
£160m cost of missed GP appointments still not verified
The Daily Mail reported that missed GP appointments cost the NHS £160m a year. The only source we can find for this figure is a decade old. Read
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