Economy, Business & Finance
Another set of government deficit figures, another round of confusing coverage. We outline what different the different measures mean, and which is best to use. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Since Labour proposed a 'Mansion Tax' on homes worth over £2 million, the claim that 80% of those properties are in London has been regularly repeated. We look at the problems with trying to reach a definitive figure. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How much did wages grow last year? What about in real terms? How much more do people earn in London? We've looked through the ONS report on employment and earnings and come up with some answers. Read
Crime
A report has criticised police recording of crimes, with particular emphasis on the handling of sexual offences. Why are crimes left unrecorded or incorrectly struck off the record? Read
Education
A National Audit Office report has been interpreted as showing that underperforming schools are more likely to improve if they don't receive any formal intervention. However, the data and methods of analysis are not strong enough to support this conclusion. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The IFS says that the way the Barnett formula treats business rates means that Scotland and Northern Ireland have faced lower cuts to public spending than England and Wales. We outline how the Barnett formula works—and how it doesn't. Read
Europe
Has Britain's £1.7bn additional contribution to the EU budget been 'halved', or were we always due a rebate? Read
'More people are moving down, rather than up, the social ladder as the number of middle-class managerial and professional jobs shrinks' — The Guardian This is how most of this … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The treasury says that mailing out individual statements this week telling taxpayers what their money is being spent on is an act of transparency. But are the letters really that clear? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"In this parliament we will have made £100 billion of savings while cutting income tax by £10.5 billion. In the next parliament we plan to make £25 billion of savings … Read
