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The controversial issue of welfare reform featured at yesterday's Prime Minister's Questions, where Labour MP Joan Ruddock asked David Cameron: "The Prime Minister is proud of his welfare reforms. [Hon. … Read
The BBC Trust — the body responsible for monitoring the broadcaster's output and governance — today announced proposals for an overhaul of its complaints system aimed at making the process … Read
Yesterday it was announced that Remploy, the publicly-owned company which provides employment to disabled people, would be closing 36 factories. The Government justified the decision by arguing that each place at Remploy cost £25,000, compared with £3,000 for the Access to Work scheme. Read
The Mayor claims that by freezing - and then cutting - council tax over the past four years, he has put £445 back in Londoners' pockets. How does his claim add up? Read
Earlier this week Labour MP Diane Abbott wrote a column in the Guardian claiming that 44 per cent of young black people were unemployed. She went on to claim the recession was hitting ethnic minorities disproportionately hard. Full Fact explains the data. Read
Several news organisations reported yesterday that one in three teenage girls have suffered some form of sexual violence. The figure emerged as a new campaign raising awareness of sex abuse among teenagers was launched, but is it accurate? Read
As Budget day approaches, lobby group FairFuelUK are planning to ratchet up support for a reduction in fuel duty, claiming that a cut will create 180,000 jobs. But is there enough solid evidence to support their claim? Read
In a speech to the Scottish Labour Party Conference, Labour leader Ed Miliband spoke of the strains of unemployment in the region, claiming that one out of three jobs lost in the UK was lost in Scotland. Was he right, and what's the bigger picture? Read
The Daily Mail reported this morning that NHS staff have claimed a total of nearly £20 million in "taxpayer-funded compensation" for injuries, and that the number of staff claiming compensation had increased by a third in five years. Full Fact investigated whether these figures were accurate. Read
The Sun this week launched a campaign to "Beat the Cheat" after reporting that the level of benefit fraud had cost taxpayers "a record £1.2 billion last year." According to … Read
