Europe
An introduction to the World Trade Organisation
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Europe
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
We factchecked claims about NHS pay rises, the cost of living, the pensions record of Labour and the Conservatives, A&E waiting times and affordable housing. Read
We factchecked claims on whether wages have fallen, how many people earn less than the living wage, what's happened to the deficit and how many people have been 'taken out' of tax. Read
Health
Public spending on social care in England isn’t allocated in the same way that spending on something like health is. Read
We factchecked claims on free school meals and attainment, the size of the debt after a hard Brexit, how many pensioners are on benefits, and what happened to unemployment under Labour. Read
We've checked claims made on BBC Question Time about the Conservative manifesto, trade union membership, tax evasion and PFI. Read
We factchecked claims on police funding, per-pupil spending in schools, how many children go to good or outstanding schools, and how much extremist material has been taken off the internet. Read
We've factchecked claims from BBC Question Time on police funding, poverty, Welsh independence and local government pay. Read
We factchecked the Conservatives manifesto pledge on schools funding, whether there are more teachers with first class degrees and whether certain taxes have been cut. Read