Crime
Have some police officers had a 32% pay rise?
Claims about police pay at PMQs aren’t likely to represent the experience of most officers. Read
Fact checks
Joseph O’Leary
Training Manager
Joe has been fact checking UK politics and policy for over a decade, having joined the team in 2011. He has delivered training in fact checking to civil servants, statisticians, journalists and businesses, both in the UK and internationally, as well as designing accredited courses in data analysis for the FE sector. Joe also enjoys teaching critical thinking in primary and secondary schools, and regularly gives talks to journalism students. He is now designing courses to help businesses and employees use data with more confidence.
Economy, Business & Finance
Executive pay: power to the shareholders?
Executive pay policy is being strengthened, but not to the extent that was previously pledged. Read
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Immigration
How many non-EU students are staying in the UK illegally?
The vast majority of students here on a visa seem to be returning home, according to new data from the Home Office. Read
Analysis
Crime
Stops and searches are becoming less common
The use of stop and search powers across England and Wales has fallen significantly over the past few years. Read
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Immigration
How many international students leave after studying in the UK?
There aren’t official figures to prove how many international students return home after their studies, and the available evidence which might give an indication is contradictory. Read
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Europe
Does the EU say it's safe to eat chicken rinsed in chlorine?
The EU's food standards arm says there are "no safety concerns" with the process of washing chicken with chlorine, but has raised other concerns about hygiene. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are most working age people in poverty also in work?
People in poverty have been increasingly likely to be in a family where someone has a job. Read
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Europe
Could leaving the European nuclear club put cancer patients at risk?
We don't fully know how leaving Euratom - the European common market in nuclear materials - will affect our access to them. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Who's working in the 'gig economy'?
Some of the key figures on the gig economy, to put the claims into context. Read
Analysis
Europe
How many jobs are dependent on the single market?
Figures on this subject don't tell us how many jobs would actually be lost if we left the EU. Read
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