The Scottish government intends to remain part of the Common Travel Area (CTA), an agreement which allows free travel across internal borders such as the one between the Republic of … Read
As a proportion of GDP, the assets of Scottish banks are significantly larger than the UK's. The finance and insurance sector was responsible for 7.9% of Scotland's economic production in … Read
Health
Research by the Royal College of GPs suggested that by 2015 the number of occasions when patients are unable to see their GP will have risen to over 50 million. But there's reason to be cautious about the figure. Read
Announcing a number of measures including a new target on fuel poverty, Ed Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, said that "since 2010 the number of … Read
The ONS has released a clever little tool that quizzes you on your knowledge of your local area. If you live in England or Wales, just pop in a postcode … Read
"We only use 10% of our brains" - it's a piece of 'knowledge' that has seeped into everything from school science lessons to first aid classes, according to Jordan Gaines … Read
The Guardian today published a correction to its piece on assisted dying, after we pointed out it contained inaccurate figures on suicide rates. The article referred to concerns about rising … Read
"Bedroom tax must be axed says Nick Clegg in dramatic Lib Dem U-turn" - so proclaimed the front page of the Mirror today. But "axe" may not be the right … Read
Health
This post has been updated Last week we found that claims by the Daily Mail and Telegraph that the number of NHS cosmetic surgery operations had doubled in a decade … Read
Health
The government's plans to recover more money from migrants for their use of the NHS were announced today. Just what are the new measures, and how much are the predicted savings? Read
