28 bills lighter? Comparing the 'zombie parliament' to previous sessions
Analysis by the Institute for Government provides some more context to claims that Parliament has been passing fewer laws. Read
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Not all of 20,000 'complaints' received by universities were complaints
Reports that 20,000 complaints had been received have been challenged by one of the universities under the microscope. Read
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A bag full of the Queen's speech
A 5p charge on disposable bags was one of the measures widely expected in the Queen's speech at today's opening of Parliament. Do we use 8 billion of them a year, as the Daily Mail said? Read
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Immigration
Why we can't say for sure how many illegal immigrants are living in the UK
A couple of papers reported that this country is home to 800,000 illegal immigrants. Can we actually know how many are here? Read
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Tony Blair's EU speech: no link between immigration and jobs?
The Mail reported that the former PM claimed "mass immigration made no difference to the job prospects of unemployed Britons." This isn't what he said. Read
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Europe
UK law and the EU: new estimates from House of Commons Library
Nick Clegg claimed 7% of UK law was influenced by the EU. Nigel Farage claimed 75%. The House of Commons Library's verdict: neither of them is right. Read
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American literature and GCSE English: more exam boards release syllabuses
Last week we looked into the news that American books such as To Kill a Mockingbird had been dropped from OCR's draft English Literature GCSE syllabus. New rules mean that … Read
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Maternity leave: how many mothers will cut it short due to job fears?
The Independent today reported on a poll on the subject of parental leave. But did its headline reflect the results? Read
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Church says it's not opposed to the HS2 route, despite Telegraph claim
It's been reported the Church of England opposes the HS2 railway line - but the situation is a bit more complicated. Read
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Health
Short stays in English hospitals: on the rise?
The new chief executive of NHS England has said he's concerned by an increase in the number of hospital stays lasting less than two days. We look into the available evidence on the issue. Read
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