Europe
What is the Irish backstop?
The “Irish backstop” is an insurance policy in UK-EU Brexit negotiations to ensure there is no hard border in Ireland. Read
Analysis
Abbas Panjwani
Fact Checker (former)
Abbas joined Full Fact in 2018. Before this, he worked as a social researcher, collecting quantitative and qualitative research to help inform policy development and evaluation for government departments and other public bodies. Most recently he worked as research manager at Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator, and has also worked on projects for BIS, the Home Office and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Europe
Three things you might want to know about the government’s preparations for a No Deal Brexit
A number of new guidance documents came out today, and we’ve picked out just three things that could directly affect you. Read
Analysis
Europe
Brexit bill: What amendments have been passed?
This week the Commons voted on 15 amendments that have been passed in the House of Lords over the past few months. We looked at what happened. Read
Analysis
Europe
Post-Brexit customs: Max fac and the customs partnership explained
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
Analysis
Education
Academies and maintained schools: what do we know?
A look at the evidence on how academies perform compared to local authority schools. Read
Analysis
