Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
During today's session of Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron responded to a question about the Government's Work Experience programme by suggesting that half of its participants were getting work at the end of the schemes. Is this right? Read
As a former Archbishop of Canterbury threw his weight behind a campaign to prevent the legalisation of gay marriage, we look at which side of the argument public opinion falls on. Read
Today the Department for Education claimed that, by the age of 42, a young person who experiences frequent unemployment can expect to earn 12-15 per cent less than average. Is this right? Read
Chris Grayling wrote in the Telegraph yesterday responding to criticism of the Government's work experience programme. He claimed that nearly 20,000 young people had been taken off benefits after placements organised by Job Centre Plus. Is he right? Read
The Centre for Social Justice has released a report into the transferable tax allowance (or "marriage tax break") proposed by the Conservatives at the last election. But would it be more effective than raising the income tax threshold to £10,000? Read
Last Friday the Tabloid Watch blog monitored a dispute between the Daily Mail and the BBC. The Mail had published an article on Wednesday criticising the BBC, writing that: "Half … Read
The Daily Mail reported today that lending to businesses has fallen every quarter for the last three years, arguing that, despite the promises of Project Merlin, banks have failed to lend to small businesses. Is this correct? Read
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith was quoted in the Times this morning talking on the subject of banks that are 'too big to fail'. One of his most interesting comments was that Tesco accounted for £1 out of every £7 spent in the UK retail market. How did he work this out? Read
Trevor Kavanagh of The Sun has been arguing that the police investigations of press misbehaviour are "wildly disproportionate." In our factcheck we showed that he was wrong to call the … Read
The Prime Minister will outline new measures to combat alcohol abuse in England. He wants to reduce the £2.7 billion the NHS spends annually tackling the problem. But is this figure accurate? Read
