Abbas Panjwani

Economy, Business & Finance

Has austerity hit the most vulnerable the hardest?

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

Austerity policies have impacted the poorest households most. Despite this, since 2010 the poorest households have seen their post-tax incomes rise the most. Read

Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinets have been the most diverse ever

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

45% of Labour’s shadow cabinet are women and 13% are of non-white ethnicities Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Doing a sterling job? How the UK’s employment record compares to the EU

By Abbas Panjwani • 3 mins

Over the past eight years the UK’s employment growth has ranked 12th out of 28 EU countries. Our employment rate was fourth highest in the EU in the first three months of 2018. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

One measure of inequality makes the UK look far less equal than other countries—it’s not

By Abbas Panjwani • 4 mins

The UK is about average among similar high-income countries when it comes to income inequality. Read

Are the majority of British Jews Zionists?

By Abbas Panjwani • 4 mins

A 2015 survey found around 60% of British Jews are Zionists and 90% support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Real wage growth is just above 0%

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

This claim doesn’t factor in inflation, nor peoples’ total pay. Total pay in Great Britain is growing in real-terms by 0.2% in the three months to July 2018. Read

Health

This claim about maternity units closing is misleading

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

Half of the NHS trusts in England that responded to an FOI were forced to close at least one of their maternity units temporarily in 2017. Read

Health

Is childhood type 2 diabetes up 40%?

By Abbas Panjwani • 4 mins

Type 2 diabetes among children in England and Wales has increased by around 40% over the past 4 years. Read