Immigration
How difficult is it for EU nationals to apply for residence rights in the UK?
Growing numbers of EU nationals have been applying for permanent residence status in the UK. Read
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Amy Sippitt
Head of Research (former)
Amy led our Policy and Research Team, and managed Full Fact’s research projects and academic partnerships. She previously led our fact checking team. She was responsible for gathering practical evidence to measure and enhance our impact and performance. Amy joined Full Fact in February 2014 from Buttle UK, a charity that provides grants to vulnerable young people. She graduated with a Masters in Social Research while working at Full Fact.
Europe
Do companies bidding for government contracts have to back Brexit?
Two government jobs include a commitment to the “best possible outcome” for the UK after Brexit as a small part of the selection criteria. Read
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Education
The UK's international education ranking
It’s important not to read too much into the UK’s rank alone, or draw conclusions from changes in our rankings about whether our education system is getting better or worse. Read
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Education
The attainment gap in Scotland’s schools
High-achieving well-off pupils in Scotland perform better at science, reading and maths than high-achieving poor pupils, according to research. Read
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Europe
What's the difference between a single market and a free trade agreement? Watch this video.
A video by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research explains the difference between a single market and a free trade agreement. Read
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Europe
What do businesses think about the EU referendum?
As far as we’re aware, there aren’t any surveys that offer a representative picture of UK business opinion on the UK’s membership of the EU. Read
Analysis
Europe
How many businesses export to the EU?
It sounds like a simple question, but it’s not so easy to answer. We don’t have any official figures for how many UK businesses in total export to the EU. Read
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Europe
UK law: What proportion is influenced by the EU?
We often see conflicting figures on the percentage of UK laws that come from the EU. There's no one definitive answer, and many ways of calculating this. Read
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Europe
What could happen to VAT and energy prices if we leave the EU?
Would energy bills be lower if we left the EU? We could cut VAT but beyond that it’s uncertain. Read
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Education
There's only so much the data can tell us about teacher vacancies
Official statistics suggest that teacher vacancies remain low, but these may not fully reflect difficulties in teacher recruitment. Read
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