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In a week in which the Culture Secretary announced legislation to introduce same-sex marriages, one Tory MP voiced concern that fewer couples intending to have children will choose to get married under the new laws. Is this the case? Read
Immigration
The release of a new batch of figures from the 2011 Census highlighted a number of interesting developments. We take a pedantic look at a few inaccuracies in the papers this week. Read
Crime
As a joint committee slammed the Communications Data Bill as "far too broad, expensive, poorly evidenced and potentially unworkable", the Daily Telegraph reported that the £1.8 billion projected cost is likely to be a gross underestimate. Has the Home Office failed to account for an extra £9.3 billion of costs? Read
Health
Daily Mail journalist Melanie Phillips says any argument in support of drug legalisation is either "full of holes or demonstrably bogus." Full Fact looks at the highs and lows of the drug debate. Read
Immigration
"Refugees 'are forced into destitution' in Britain because they cannot be sent back" The Independent, 10th December 2012 In 2011/12, 64% of those seeking asylum had their applications rejected. While … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the Coalition kept its pledge to ring-fence the NHS budget? Full Fact first covered this dispute in March 2011 when the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), … Read
David Cameron clashed again with the Leader of the Opposition at Prime Minister's Questions. Can we trust the Prime Minister's analysis of the effects of the 50p additional rate of tax? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In an editorial for today's Times, Richard Branson argues that if the drug trade were a country, it'd be the 19th largest economy in the world. Does this claim hold up? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In a blogpost entitled, "Arts cuts? What arts cuts?", the Spectator suggested that - contrary to other reports - the arts sector has not seen a meaningful reduction in its funding. Read
Health
Andrew Dilnot, Chair of the body charged with upholding the quality of the UK's Official Statistics - the UK Statistics Authority - has today written to the Health Secretary Jeremy … Read
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