Economy, Business & Finance
Is the deficit down by two thirds?
Between 2009/10 and 2015/16 public sector net borrowing decreased from 9.9% of GDP to 3.8%, or by around two thirds. 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.
Economy, Business & Finance
Will a hard Brexit cost £100 billion?
The most recent figures can’t tell us how much of an impact Brexit has had on the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast for public sector debt. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Union membership among young people
4% of the UK population aged 16 to 24 were employees and union members in 2015 and 13% of those aged 25 to 34. Read
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Education
Experts agree school funding is falling per-pupil
The IFS, National Audit Office, Education Policy Institute and Public Accounts Committee all agree that real per-pupil spending in schools will be reduced in the next few years. Read
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Health
Council tax and social care: explaining your bill
We looked at the changes in how councils can collect money for social care and how this affects your tax bill. Read
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Welsh views on independence
Polls conducted over the last five years clearly show that supporters of Welsh independence are in a minority, but the exact proportion varies depending on how the question is phrased. Read
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Education
Teachers with first class degrees
Teacher numbers increased between 2010 and 2015. The proportion of postgraduate trainee teachers with first class degrees was increasing before 2015, but the figures since then aren’t completely compa Read
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Crime
How many suspects are wanted by police?
We looked at how many people are wanted in relation to particular crimes in England and Wales. Read
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Health
Cancer care waiting times
An NHS target for the proportion of cancer patients being treated within 62 days of referral is being missed. In January the proportion meeting the target was the lowest since 2009. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did the Conservatives break a manifesto promise on national insurance?
The 2015 Conservative manifesto promised not to raise national insurance rates before 2020. The 2017 budget raised the rate of national insurance contributions paid by some self-employed people. Read
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