Economy, Business & Finance
What do the wealthiest pay in tax?
Define wealthiest and we’ll get back to you. Read
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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.
Economy, Business & Finance
The pound isn’t at its highest level in two years
The pound saw a big one-day rise yesterday, but its value against the US dollar remains low compared to recent years. Read
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Is crime about to double tomorrow?
Probably not - here's why. Read
Comment
Crime
Hate incidents aren’t the same as hate crimes
A recent speech by Home Secretary Amber Rudd has been logged as a ‘hate incident’, but not as a ‘hate crime’. There’s a difference. Read
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Health
The government has misquoted the head of NHS England on spending plans
The government has misquoted a statement from Simon Stevens in 2015. Read
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Health
Social care funding
The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition clashed over social care spending at PMQs today. We’ve investigated. Read
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Immigration
Immigration to the UK has been rising
Immigration to the UK rose considerably in 2004, and is now estimated at roughly record levels. Read
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Crime
Why homicide is now 2,700 times more serious than cannabis
New estimates have rated crimes by their severity, but they can’t tell us about crime trends over time. Read
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Health
£10 billion or £4.5 billion: what's going on with NHS spending?
We looked at how much money the NHS is getting from the government this parliament and whether or not it's more than it asked for. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Disposable incomes have broadly stagnated over the last decade
Over the last 15 years, disposable incomes have risen across all income groups. Over the last decade, there’s been stagnation. Read
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