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.

16 May 2014

Is there still a housing shortage?

By Joseph O’Leary • 2 mins

"We're building less than half the homes we need to keep up with demand", according to the Labour party this morning... Read

Analysis

13 May 2014

Health

NHS walk-in centre closures: is everyone losing services as a result?

By Joseph O’Leary • 3 mins

Labour reports that a quarter of NHS walk-in centres have closed, but how far does this represent a loss of primary services? Read

Analysis

12 May 2014

Immigration

Papers misunderstand 30,000 Romanian and Bulgarian 'migrants'

By Joseph O’Leary • 4 mins

Several papers jump the gun on figures published later this week on the employment of Romainans and Bulgarians. But they've over-egged the evidence. Read

Analysis

9 May 2014