Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Europe
The government outlined two post-Brexit customs options. “Max fac” aims to create a “frictionless” customs border. A customs partnership would create a system where the UK collects EU tariffs. Read
Question Time was in Kettering this week. We’ve factchecked claims on youth unemployment, perceived threats to world peace, and several Coalition and Conservative policies on youth and education. Read
Question Time was in St Albans this week. We factchecked UK population change, non-decent homes, what money House of Lords members get, post-Brexit economic forecasts, and if student loans are debts. Read
Question Time was in Bury St Edmunds this week. We factchecked immigration law for Commonwealth citizens, and for non-EEA partners, what was known about Windrush in 2014, and economic growth in Asia. Read
Europe
The EU’s customs union was first established in 1968 by the six founding member states of the current EU (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). Read
Question Time was in Chesterfield this week. We factchecked the net migration target, how many stop and searches are knife-related, and result in arrests, and primary school children carrying drugs. Read
Crime
In the year to September 2017, there were just under 37,500 recorded offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales. Read
Question Time was in Liverpool this week. We factchecked the role parliament plays in troop deployment, and the results of a poll of Labour party members on antisemitism in the party. Read
Crime
The number of police officers has dropped by 20,600 since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We look at the tax policies announced over the last eight years, and the impacts they've had. Read
