Education
Are graduates settling for non-graduate jobs?
CIPD says 58.8% of graduates are in non-graduate roles, but this is based on an old survey. Read
Fact checks
Amelia Ash
Economy, Business & Finance
Please do not board this train: rail fare claims held at red signal
The TUC says rail fares have risen by 25% since 2010. This is correct but refers to regulated fares only rather than all fares, as widely quoted. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
UK public spending down to US levels by 2018/19
The summer 2015 Budget could see UK public spending drop to US levels within four years. Read
Fact checks
A typology of caveats
A typology of statistical context that includes information and caveats that affect how we might otherwise interpret the figures. Read
Comment
Health
Diagnosis unknown: how many diabetes cases go undetected?
GP practice registers show 3.3 million diagnosed diabetes cases in 2013/14, but the methodology and reliability of the undiagnosed figure is more uncertain. Read
Fact checks
How many deaths occur in police custody?
Home Secretary Theresa May has announced an independent review of deaths in police custody. We take a look at the latest figures. Read
Fact checks
Statistics are not just numbers: they require context to be useful
We're working on a project to create an open standard for sharing the bits of statistics that aren't numbers: the caveats, context and explanations. Here's why. Read
Comment
Economy, Business & Finance
Is the UK's deficit one of the highest in the developed world?
Latest figures forecast the UK to have a budget deficit of 3.7% of its GDP by 2015/16, down from 4.9% in 2014/15, one of the higher deficits in the developed world. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Prisoners absconding: an open and shut case?
This week's Prime Minister's Questions heard many claims about prisoners on the run. We establish the facts. Read
Fact checks
Health
Wanted: evidence that a bad diet causes 70,000 premature deaths every year
It's widely claimed that a bad diet leads to 70,000 premature deaths a year in the UK. But it's difficult to find a reliable source for this figure. Read
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