Economy, Business & Finance
Are people in poverty increasingly in work?
It's claimed that people in poverty are increasingly in work. We've taken a look at the figures. 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.
Economy, Business & Finance
Bad graphs: Gatwick needs a short-haul overhaul
Today's Airport Commission report accidentally suggested Gatwick had more short-haul flights than Heathrow. We're on the case. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures
How many people are in poverty in the UK, and how has this been changing in recent years? Read
Analysis
Welfare spending, wage growth and housing: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've checked PMQs claims on welfare spending, house building, record wage growth, rapes reported in London and women living in refuge Read
Analysis
Election 2015: the most expensive poll on record?
Claims that 2015 election was the 'most expensive' ever are based on donations, but spending during election time is capped, and we don't have figures yet. Read
Analysis
Crime
Two prisoners to a cell designed for one: how many are living in overcrowded conditions?
Two prisoners occupy a cell intended for one. How many are living in 'crowded accommodation'? Some prisons have been counting only one prisoner. Read
Analysis
£1.4 million cost of Scotland leak inquiry claim "nonsense"
Earlier this week Paul Flynn MP claimed—"from a usually reliable source"—that the inquiry uncovering former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael's involvement in a leaked memo about Nicola Sturgeon cost the taxpayer … Read
Analysis
Immigration
Clash of the manifestos: the net migration target
"We will keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands, not the hundreds of thousands"—Conservative manifesto "Despite the Conservatives' promise to reduce net migration to … Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Jobs growth: how much are foreign workers getting?
"Under Labour, for years, 90 per cent of job growth was taken up by foreign workers. With the Conservatives, two-thirds of our job growth now benefits British citizens."—David Cameron in … Read
Analysis
Immigration
Why don't we know how many migrants are entering and leaving the UK?
Net migration last year was estimated at 298,000. We looked at why we don't know exactly how many migrants are entering and leaving the UK. Read
Analysis
