Head of Research (former)
Economy, Business & Finance
Yesterday there seemed to be confusion in the media about the source of an estimate that 'troubled families' are costing the taxpayer £30 billion a year. Today we provide more detail on the figure. Read
When the government first announced its Troubled Families programme, launched to help an estimated 120,000 families, it said these families were costing about £9 billion a year. In June last … Read
One of the reasons often given by the Yes Campaign in favour of independence is that the current system means Scotland has had "Tory-led governments we didn't vote for". The … Read
A record number of students awoke to find they'd been accepted onto their first choice university course today, according to the UCAS Chief Executive Mary Curnock Cook on the Today … Read
The Labour Party took to Facebook last night to claim: Following a few high profile cases of absonding prisoners in the last few months, in June Full Fact took a … Read
The best available statistics show trade with the rest of the UK currently accounts for 65% of all Scottish 'exports'. This excludes the significant trade in North Sea oil and … Read
Revenue from the North Sea oil and gas reserves would be an important source of income for an independent Scotland, if it wanted to continue spending at the current level. … Read
Government forecasts of the repayment of student loans have been the subject of scathing criticism today, in a report from a group of MPs. The report, published by the Business … Read
Education
With predictions out last week that the number of school pupils will reach over 8 million by 2023, confusing figures have been reported on whether new places are up to standard. Read
Education
The NUT this morning warned of a looming teacher shortage if the government continues the policies which it says have contributed to today's strikes. Current numbers suggest otherwise, but it's possible that there aren't enough new teacher training entrants to meet the required target. Read
