Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
Full Fact's Director Will Moy appeared on Radio 4's You and Yours today to talk about mooted proposals for reducing benefits spending by £10 billion. Here as promised we provide … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Was Britain under Labour a more unequal country than at any time since modern records began? Read
Health
This week Conservative MP Nadine Dorries said that she would once again press for a reduction in the abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks. She claims that 3/4 of GPs would support a lowering of the threshold. But does this statistic check out? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
While media attention may have switched over the weekend from the Labour Party conference to the Conservative Party equivalent in Birmingham, many of the topics under the microscope have remained … Read
Health
After several Cabinet members came out in support of lowering the time limit for abortion, the parliamentarian responsible for the 1967 Abortion Act says that the UK's abortion rate is similar to that of other European countries. So how does our abortion rate compare? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Half of Britain is a burden on the state," the Sunday Times reported over the weekend. A number of newspapers also reported the news that the majority of households in … Read
Crime
How much does re-offending cost the state? And to what extent can probation reduce re-offending? Read
Health
On the day that the Government's Minister for Women said that she would support tighter restrictions on abortion, the Daily Telegraph reported that in England and Wales there are 22 abortions per 1000 teenagers. But where is this number from? Read
This piece has been updated. See bottom for details. As the only formal means of redressing most inaccurate reporting in newspapers, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) needs to be firmly … Read
Crime
The Shadow Home Secretary yesterday told her party's conference that the fact that just 6% of rape cases ended in a conviction showed that the Government needs to do more to protect women. However this claim can be "misleading" if not properly understood. Read
