Health
What’s happening to nursing numbers?
We looked at the change in the number of nurses working for the NHS since May 2010. Read
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Claire Milne
Health Editor
Claire joined Full Fact in 2016 and leads on work relating to Health and Social Care. In addition to fact checking work, she takes part in Full Fact’s work with schools, universities and statisticians, speaking about fact checking and the work of Full Fact. She has also appeared on BBC Live Lessons talking to schools about how to spot misinformation.
Education
How many journalists went to public school?
51% of the UK’s ‘top 100’ journalists educated and working in the UK in 2015 attended a private school, according to the Sutton Trust. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did MPs vote against forcing homes to be made fit to live in?
Currently, there aren’t any specific rules in effect requiring private landlords in England to provide properties that are ‘fit for human habitation’. Read
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How do minority governments and hung parliaments work?
A hung parliament is when no one party has a majority of MPs in the House of Commons following an election. Read
Analysis
Fire safety regulations: has the government delayed reviewing them?
Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in London on the 14th June we looked at whether or not the government has delayed reviewing fire safety regulations. Read
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Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK's stake in the European Investment Bank
The UK has 16% shares in the European Investment Bank, that was around £9 billion in 2016. Read
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Europe
Green Party Manifesto: Reasons behind the Brexit vote
We look what people say they considered when voting to leave the EU. Read
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Europe
Green Party Manifesto: Young people's views on Brexit
More young people seem to have voted to Remain than to Leave, but putting an exact figure on how many is more complicated. Read
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Health
Green Party Manifesto: Social care
The most recent estimates suggest the spending gap for adult social care in England is around £600 million this year. Read
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