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.

7 December 2018

Europe

Does Labour's Brexit policy mean no Irish backstop?

By Joël Reland • 3 mins

Labour’s proposals may avoid a hard border in Ireland, but it seems extremely unlikely that the EU would accept those proposals alongside everything else Labour wants from Brexit. Read

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21 November 2018

Health

EU staff in the NHS: what has happened since the referendum?

By Joël Reland • 6 mins

EU nationals make up a similar percentage of the NHS workforce in England now as they did in 2016. Read

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8 November 2018

Health

Are there 3.5 million vegans in the UK?

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

There are almost certainly not 3.5 million vegans in the UK. Half a million is a better estimate, although that’s from 2016 research. Read

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7 November 2018

Europe

Would extending the Brexit transition period cost £15 billion?

By Joël Reland • 5 mins

We can’t know for sure, but £15 billion a year seems a reasonable estimate for now. Read

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2 November 2018

Economy, Business & Finance

Water rip-off? Are water bills up 40% since privatisation?

By Joël Reland • 5 mins

Water bills rose sharply after privatisation in 1989 but have been falling slightly in recent years, due to regulatory oversight. Read

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26 October 2018

Europe

What is Labour’s policy on the customs union and single market?

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

Labour wants to be outside the customs union and single market after Brexit, but with similar levels of access as to now. The EU would almost certainly reject this without significant re-negotiation. Read

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25 October 2018

Economy, Business & Finance

Has 86% of austerity fallen on women?

By Joël Reland • 6 mins

Since 2010, coalition and Conservative governments have aimed to reduce public spending through tax and benefit changes. 86% of those changes come from spending on women. Read

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23 October 2018

Economy, Business & Finance

Universal Credit isn’t the reason there are 1,000 more people a day in work

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

There are over 3 million more people in employment since 2010, but employment tends to rise over time. There is no clear evidence on how many people Universal Credit has got into work. Read

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11 October 2018

Education

The government should stop saying there are 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

The government’s claim about more children in good or outstanding schools doesn’t acknowledge the impact of rising pupil numbers, and that many schools haven’t been inspected since 2010. Read

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10 October 2018

Education

Government school spending figures: correct but misleading

By Joël Reland • 6 mins

Spending per pupil in England fell by 8% in real terms from 2009/10 to 2017/18, and will be held constant from 2017/18 to 2019/20. UK education spending was about average among OECD countries in 2015. Read

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