Head of Research (former)
Full Fact often works with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to help journalists, politicians and the public better understand statistics, correcting mistakes when they are made. But even the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The trend depends on which measure you look at. Read
Last week the Telegraph claimed that social media crimes accounted for 'half' of police calls, alongside similar reports by the BBC, Mail and Independent. The story originally came from the … Read
According to the BBC, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has received more letters from the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) critiquing or suggesting changes to its use of statistics … Read
Yesterday we wrote about a BBC news article which originally claimed social media crimes accounted for 'at least half' of front-line policing. They've since updated the article to clarify the … Read
Amid today's announcement by Business Secretary Vince Cable of plans to ban "exclusivity clauses" in zero-hour contracts, the familiar question of how many contracts there are re-emerged. There are about … Read
Crime
The BBC has amended an article which earlier quoted the head of the College of Policing as saying that 'at least half' of front-line policing was taken up by offences related to social media. Read
In an opinion column for the Mirror this morning, associate editor Kevin Maguire claimed that behind the "jobs miracle" of the current government lay a "giant con". Behind the two … Read
"If the coverage is on the radio, I recommend sticking your fingers in your ears and loudly saying 'la-la-la' to yourself". So has said statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter from the … Read
Today's Guardian claimed that new funding rules brought in by the Department for Education for academies and free schools could stop conservative Muslims from becoming trustees: "The document gives for … Read
