Crime
Domestic abuse in England and Wales
26% of women aged 16-59 report having experienced some kind of domestic abuse as adults. 15% of men report the same. Read
Analysis
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.
The Prime Minister's resignation list: is it business as usual?
Details of David Cameron's resignation honours list have been leaked. Is it standard practice for such a list to be made by outgoing leaders? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
New jobs for foreign workers
We don't know how many new jobs go to British or foreign workers, but we've looked at figures for the change in employment and the nationalities and country of birth that account for this. Read
Analysis
Europe
UK jobs and the EU
Research suggests at least three million jobs are linked to UK exports to the EU, there's no evidence they are 'dependent' on our EU membership. Read
Analysis
Europe
Brits abroad: how many people from the UK live in other EU countries?
Around 1.3 million British-born people live in other EU countries, according to United Nations figures. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Can we trust our immigration figures?
We issue many more NI numbers to nationals from the rest of the EU than the number of EU nationals estimated to be immigrating here. We don't yet know why. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
19 November's BBC Question Time, factchecked
We've factchecked a few of the claims on this week's BBC Question Time: on intervention in Syria, homeless veterans and police budget cuts. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Does smoking cost as much as it makes for the Treasury?
Do taxes on cigarettes bring in enough revenue to cover what smoking costs the government? It's complicated. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Is immigration good or bad for the economy?
The impact of immigration on the public finances is relatively small according to most studies, costing or contributing less than 1% of UK GDP. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the Prime Minister broken a promise on tax credits?
The Prime Minister has been accused of breaking a pledge on child tax credits. So what exactly was promised? Read
Analysis
