Owen Spottiswoode

Economy, Business & Finance

Guardian and Mirror wrong about "huge surge" in zero hours contracts

By Owen Spottiswoode • 3 mins

The debate about the use of zero-hours contracts has been highly charged but lacking in reliable data. Two papers appear to have misinterpreted its findings to report a "huge surge" that may not exist. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Are food bank statistics "misleading the public"?

By Owen Spottiswoode • 2 mins

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

North-South divide: do Londoners benefit from more transport spending?

By Owen Spottiswoode • 3 mins

"Londoners were scheduled at the start of this parliament to benefit from public investment of £2,731 per head compared with £5 for every citizen in the North East." Daily Telegraph, … Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Labour's costing of Universal Credit needs context

By Owen Spottiswoode • 1 min

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere Read

Health

London Mayor's smog deaths claim comes with a health warning

By Owen Spottiswoode • 2 mins

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere Read

Economy, Business & Finance

The £38bn defence budget black hole from which no evidence emerges

By Owen Spottiswoode • 1 min

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Benefit fraud up by £100m? Not according to the official estimates

By Owen Spottiswoode • 2 mins

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

How can bank bonuses both rise and fall in the same year?

By Owen Spottiswoode • 1 min

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere Read