Europe
Public support for a "hard Brexit"
For the most part Remain and Leave voters do not have diametrically opposed views of what Brexit should entail, according to polling experts at NatCen. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Inflation catches up with wage growth
Wages have been rising faster than prices for the last few years, but inflation has now caught up. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour's affordable housing record
The number of affordable homes fell by 420,000 under Labour. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Pensions under Labour and the Conservatives
The basic state pension went up by slightly more under Labour up to 2010 than under Conservative Chancellors since then, once inflation is factored in. Read
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Health
A&E waiting times
The number of people waiting four hours in all types of A&E in England in 2015/16 is higher than in 2010/11. More people are going to A&E but the percentage of people seen within four hours has also f Read
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Little evidence the Conservatives’ poll lead is narrowing
Claims that the Conservatives' poll lead has plummeted are based on patchy evidence. Read
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Education
Primary class sizes in England and Wales
The number of infants in classes of 31 or more in Wales has increased by 18% since 2013. In England it has increased by 32% over the same time. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is child and pensioner poverty rising?
There are lots of ways to measure poverty. Some show that child and pensioner poverty have increased slightly in recent years, but others show it has been stable or fallen. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£1,250 more a year for pensioners
Pensioners who receive the full basic state pension in 2017/18 are getting £1,250 more in cash per year than in 2010/11. However, in real terms the increase is only about £558.82 extra Read
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