Europe
Brexit plans: five key arguments factchecked
We round up five of the most commonly repeated points about how to get a Brexit deal over the line that we’ve covered before. Read
Analysis
Joël Reland
Fact checker (former)
Joël joined Full Fact in 2017 as an intern. He researched and wrote fact checks. He previously worked for Policy in Practice, analysing the impact of the transition to Universal Credit on local authorities, and for the polling and research consultancy Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. He has a BA in History from the University of Cambridge, and an MSc in International Political Theory from the University of Edinburgh.
Labour makes misleading claim on solar energy
Labour used misleading figures, but there is evidence to show that the solar industry in the UK is stagnating. Read
Fact checks
Europe
Would the Brexit party win a majority of 240 seats at a general election?
EU parliamentary election results aren't a perfect indicator of what would happen in a general election. It’s highly unlikely that the Brexit party would win the same vote share in a general election. Read
Fact checks
Factbombing: methodology
The methodology that we used for our factbombing article. Read
Analysis
The factbombing problem: Why too many statistics can be damaging to the state of public debate
We’ll remember the Theresa May vs. Jeremy Corbyn era for both sides reeling off really long lists of disconnected facts at PMQs. Read
Comment
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: What’s happened to wages since 2010
In our fifth and final piece we look at what's happened to wages since 2010. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Is employment up only because of zero hours contracts?
In our fourth piece of this series we look at the claim that employment is only up since 2010 because of zero hours jobs. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Is work being spread more thinly?
In our third piece of this series, we look at whether the employment rate is high because people working one hour a week are included as employed. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: How is it defined and why does that matter?
In our second piece of this series, we look at the definition of employment. Lots of people think that the government changes the definition of unemployment, so you can’t compare figures over time. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Can you trust employment statistics?
The debate around employment and earnings can be confusing and combative. Our new series explains the facts. Read
Analysis
