Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
With the planned industrial action by doctors across the UK due to take place this Thursday, several newspapers ran stories revealing that thousands of doctors were paid more than the Prime Minister. But are they the best paid in the world? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Yesterday Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith caused a stir with his proposals to change the way in which poverty is measured in the UK. One indicator put forward … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In a week of heated debate about the measurement of child poverty, some commentators claim that, contrary to popular wisdom, the majority of poor households actually contain at least one adult who is in work. Is this true? Read
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith claimed this morning that 500,000 new jobs are being added to Jobcentres every week - a claim he also made two years ago. But is the Secretary making the same mistake twice? Read
Does yesterday's letter mean there is no role left for the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests on Jeremy Hunt? Read
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has come under fire in the last few days after hailing a "massive increase" in new affordable homes. But has he interpreted the statistics correctly? Read
Just under 4,000 armed forces personnel woke up to the news today that their services were no longer required, as the Ministry of Defence looks to curb its spending on … Read
The Government has announced a £450m crackdown on a group of households said to cost the taxpayer £9bn. But who are these families, and are they quite the burden claimed? Read
Immigration
Following the announcement of controversial Government proposals on family migration laws, one columnist claims that those born abroad are in fact less likely to be claiming benefits as those born here. Is he right? Read
Crime
The Daily Mail reports that one in five people convicted of possession of a knife or offensive weapon was cautioned in the first quarter of 2012. Is this true? Read
