FoI madness, but not as we know it
Recent experiences of how requests under the Freedom of Information Act are handled leave us cold. Read
Comment
Conor James McKinney
Europe
Cash for asylum seekers: hard to say whether we give more
Media explanations about the rate of cash support for asylum seekers in France and the UK are comparing the wrong things - understandably, as it's complex. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Britain's privatised rail: 40% too expensive?
Research carried out for the government a few years ago is the source for Andy Burnham's claim that our railways cost 40% more to run than others in Europe. Read
Fact checks
Cash cows? Milk prices and the BBC
A BBC infographic suggests that farmers make a loss of 14p per litre on the milk they supply. This isn't correct; on its own figures, it's more like 6p-8p. Read
Analysis
Immigration
How many asylum seekers has Britain had?
Figures given by Channel 4 News on asylum seekers are correct: in the first three months of 2015, six EU countries received more applications than Britain. Read
Fact checks
Europe
UN wrong on asylum seekers in Britain
Peter Sutherland of the UN is right that the UK receives fewer asylum seekers than other EU countries, but not as few as BBC listeners were led to believe. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Cracking up: efficiency in the criminal courts
Michael Gove is right that less than half of criminal trials went as planned last year. Concerns about the efficiency of the criminal courts are growing. Read
Fact checks
Immigration
Why are there so many migrants at Calais?
Migrants at Calais are unlikely to be drawn to the UK by benefits, as they're not available to illegal entrants, although asylum seekers get some state support. Read
Fact checks
Human rights court: "pseudo-judges" or super judges?
None of the current judges at the European Court of Human Rights are obviously unqualified, although they are in a sense political appointees. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
ESA: "extra money" for some
The Prime Minister is right that support group claimants of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) stay on a higher rate, but it'll be reduced by inflation. Read
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