Economy, Business & Finance
Last week the Prime Minister told MPs there was "absolutely no justification" for the tube strikes, and that it "makes sense" to have fewer people staffing ticket offices when, he said, only 3% of transactions involve them. Read
Immigration
With migrants' access to the benefits system a political hot potato, the Daily Express claims that over 40,000 child benefit claims are being made on behalf of children who live outside the UK. Is this accurate? Read
Crime
The reputation of crime statistics has taken a few knocks of late, after a committee of MPs heard evidence that figures were often deliberately manipulated to under-report certain crimes. Rape … Read
Health
Yesterday's decision by the House of Lords to back a Labour amendment that would ban adults from smoking in a car when children are present was big news this morning, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With the business policy of both Labour and the Coalition under the microscope, the Prime Minister today trumpeted the government's record of supporting small business growth by reducing the burden placed upon them by regulations. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The "cost of living crisis" has been the hot topic in politics for the past few months, but is it all an illusion? Today the government said that, despite Labour claims to the contrary, wages are rising faster than prices. Do the facts bear this out? Read
Health
The Mail this week claimed that half of us have ever been depressed: twice what official estimates suggest. But can we rely on its sources? Read
