Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Question Time on September 13, 2018 came from the Oxfordshire town of Banbury. Topics covered included the Salisbury poisoning, Brexit, zero hours contracts, and prisons. Read
Europe
A number of new guidance documents came out today, and we’ve picked out just three things that could directly affect you. Read
Education
Overall, there has been a slight pick-up in performance levels, after a couple of years of decline in pupils achieving higher grades. Performance among boys has increased in particular. Read
Crime
Birmingham prison has been taken over from G4S by the government. Read
Education
Despite inevitable headlines focusing on shifts in results, A-level performance in England, Wales and Northern Ireland remains very stable. Read
Women wearing veils for religious reasons do have to show their faces in passport photos, when entering the country and if police ask them to. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK had the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2015, middling growth in 2016 and became the slowest grower in 2017. Read
Crime
The number of police firearms incidents are at a ten year high. Read
Health
Around one in every ten pounds spent by the Department of Health in England goes on mental health in the NHS. Read
MPs are allowed to do work outside of parliament, but they have to declare what that is, how many hours they work and what they’re paid. Read
