Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Immigration
The Financial Times and the Guardian both reported yesterday that "the population of England and Wales grew over the past decade at its fastest rate in 100 years." Meanwhile the … Read
Health
Referencing a previous article published in June, the Daily Mail today reported a worrying rise in death rates around the time that junior doctors take up their first job in a hospital. But does this actually happen? Read
Education
With figures released this week showing record numbers of male trainee primary school teachers, do thousands of British schools still lack a male teacher? Read
With the latest road casualty figures from the Department for Transport hot off the presses, campaigners have made no delay in drawing conclusions about whether 20 mph zones and limits are effective at saving lives. But what does the evidence tell us? Read
Crime
Are official estimates on the proportion of inmates from military backgrounds wide of the mark? Read
Health
With the sound of the recent coroner's ruling on the death of 22 year-old Kane Gorey still ringing in the public ear, the Independent reported that the neglect at the … Read
In a heated series of Commons questions this week, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg defended the Government's record on higher education, asserting that the proportion of disadvantaged young people applying to university was still higher than at any time under Labour. Read
Crime
Solicitor Greg Foxsmith and Minister for Police and Criminal Justice Nick Herbert disagreed on how long it takes for a defendant to be sentenced by magistrates. Who was right - and were they even talking about the same thing? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With thousands of farmers protesting at cuts to milk prices, several commentators have claimed that some farmers lose money on every litre of milk they produce. So what kind of a deal are they getting? Read
During May's London Mayoral election, Full Fact pushed all the candidates to commit to providing Londoners with more reliable information by signing up to the Code of Practice for Official … Read
