Health
£3bn cost of NHS reorganisation likely to be an overestimate
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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.
Europe is more important, now you mention it
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Economy, Business & Finance
Has long-term youth employment 'doubled' since the election?
Nick Clegg and Harriet Harman clashed at PMQs this week over youth unemployment figures. But simply looking at snapshots since the election doesn't do justice to recent trends. Read
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Europe not the biggest issue, say polls
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Economy, Business & Finance
Privileged access to official figures has gone too far, says UK stats watchdog
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Crime
Stop and search: the racial imbalance
Spotlight on police stop and search, with context, key facts and main sources of information. Including: the laws governing stop and search, and racial imbalance. Read
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Crime
800% increases aren't always as big as they look
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are London rents up 10%?
Is the cost of renting in London on the increase? Yes, but figures being used by Labour can't be used for a year-on-year comparison, and the better alternatives suggest lower increases than are being claimed. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are Romanians and Bulgarians taking 1 in 10 new jobs?
Employment trends which consider nationality or country of birth cannot tell us anything about 'new jobs' or whether one group has gained more new jobs than another. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did workless households double under Labour?
The Prime Minister responds to the Cardinal on welfare reform. Read
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