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Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.

6 June 2017

What is the Prevent strategy?

BBC Question Time on 25 May featured a lot of discussion about the government’s Prevent strategy. But what is Prevent? Read

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5 June 2017

Education

Teacher retention: are England's teachers leaving?

The number of teachers that are leaving is growing slowly, especially in particular regions. But the numbers aren’t as high as recent surveys of teacher intentions would suggest. Read

Analysis
2 June 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panel's claims on EU negotiations, corporation tax, trade with the Commonwealth and the UK's economic growth. Read

Analysis
1 June 2017

Europe

What is hard Brexit?

Hard Brexit is at one end of the spectrum, it’s about moving further away from the EU and cutting the main formal ties with the EU. But there are many other ways we could leave. Read

Analysis
1 June 2017

Health

How many NHS employees are there?

There are roughly 1.5 million people employed by the NHS but this is a headcount. There are other ways of counting such as Full-Time Equivalents. Read

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1 June 2017

Health

What is the NHS budget?

NHS funding works differently across the country, but most of the budget comes from the Government. Read

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1 June 2017

Health

What is the NHS?

The NHS stands for the National Health Service: Government-funded health care and medical services that everyone in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost. Read

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