Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Immigration
In an interview with Sky over the weekend, General Secretary of the PCS Union, Mark Serwotka, stated that one of the reasons for the upcoming strike by UK Border Agency staff was that the government was reducing staffing by 22%. Is this figure correct? Read
Crime
Recent coverage of levels of domestic violence produces some confusing, seemingly conflicting, statistics. What's the reason for this and who is right? Read
Crime
Are one in four incapacity benefits claimants too sick to work, but fit enough for a life of crime, as the Daily Mail suggests? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After a routine release of unemployment statistics, a not-so-routine row about the 'Olympics effect' rages on between journalists and ministers. But who's got their stats wrong? Read
Apparent carnage on the roads seems to come back to a rogue press release. Read
Health
"Bacchus must now his power resign! / I am the only god of wine! / It is not fit the wretch should be / In competition set with me / Who can drink so much more than he!" — Henry Carey, an Englishman Read
Tweeting his reaction to the release of the latest Labour Market Statistics, Ed Balls' political advisor claimed that the number of young people on the dole for more than a year has trebled since June last year. But is this an accurate report of the statistics? Read
The Labour Leader claims that some pension providers wipe out half the value of savers' pension pots by taking large admin fees. Where is the evidence of this? Read
Earlier this week the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released new statistics on benefit claimants at risk of being affected by the Government's planned benefit cap. Due to take … Read
The publication of a report by the Government's 'Troubled Families Tsar' this morning has reopened old wounds about the scale and nature of the social problems caused by difficult households. … Read
