Immigration
Here’s why Migration Watch got their study on post-Brexit immigration wrong
Migration Watch has withdrawn a study into post-Brexit immigration levels due to accuracy concerns. 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.
Crime
Violent crime is not at record levels
It’s not correct that violent crime is at a record high. Several reliable sources indicate that violent crime is far lower now than it was in the 1990s. Read
Fact checks
Europe
What’s the cost of preparing for Brexit?
The government hasn’t said how much money departments are spending preparing for a ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome. Read
Fact checks
Immigration
Do refugees have to stay in the first safe country they reach?
Refugees are not required to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach. But under EU law they can sometimes be returned to the first safe EU country they reached. Read
Fact checks
Europe
What was promised about the customs union before the referendum?
Campaigners weren’t explicit about what Brexit would mean for the customs union before the referendum. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
200,000 more people in work under Universal Credit? The government can’t know the answer
The National Audit Office says the government will never be able to measure whether Universal Credit leads to 200,000 more people in work. Read
Fact checks
Immigration
EU immigrant workers in the UK: five things we learned
The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) today released a report about the impacts of EU immigrant workers on the UK economy, and recommendations for how immigration policy should change. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
How many people on zero hours contracts want more hours?
Around 780,000 people were estimated to be on zero hours contracts in mid-2018. Read
Fact checks
Health
Could ‘opt-out’ organ donation save 700 lives a year?
Organ transplants could soon be an ‘opt out’ system in England, but there’s limited evidence for how effective the change will be. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
UK economic growth within the G7
The UK had the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2015, middling growth in 2016 and became the slowest grower in 2017. Read
Analysis
