Head of Research (former)
The leader of the government’s independent review into building regulations and fire safety said she didn’t think it was her role to go into the detail of individual regulations. Read
Education
Most students won’t back their loans in full. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that around 83% of graduates will see at least part of their debt written off. Read
Education
An increasing proportion of children are in ‘good’ schools, while a decreasing proportion are in ‘requires improvement’ schools. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
No. On average German workers took four hours to produce what UK workers produced in five hours in 2016. Read
Health
Nearly a quarter of respondents to a Royal College of Nursing survey said they had taken an additional job. We don’t know how representative this is of all nurses. Read
Health
A report estimates 120,000 more people have died since 2010 than would have if the mortality rate from 2001-10 had stayed the same. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figure is about the number of three day emergency food supplies given out to children by the Trussell Trust last year—about 437,000—not the number of children who received them. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not clear this is the case looking at the levels of debt of all young people, including those not at university. Read
Education
Most recent data suggests disadvantaged students may be beginning to lose ground in higher education - but it's too soon to read too much into it. Read
Health
The NHS “got less than we asked for”, the chief of NHS England Simon Stevens told MPs in the Public Accounts Committee in January. Read
