How many seats could UKIP have under a different voting system?
UKIP got 12.4% of the vote in 2015 but had just one MP elected. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Foreigners working in the UK
We don’t know how many have been hired, fired or quit—however you define a “foreigner”. Read
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Crime
Young offenders from ethnic minorities
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that 47% of people in young offender institutions said they were black, Asian or minority ethnic in 2015/16. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment is at a 10-year low
The overall employment rate is at its highest on record (since 1970). Unemployment is at a ten year low. Read
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Europe
Free trade outside the EU customs union
Can the UK be partly in and partly out of the EU customs union? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What's happening to social mobility?
The Social Mobility Commission says the attainment gap is narrowing, meaning that poorer pupils’ results are getting closer to those of their wealthier classmates. But there’s more to the story. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Deliveroo, unions and the ‘gig economy’
On 7 November, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) asked Deliveroo, an online food delivery company, to voluntarily recognise it as the trade union for Deliveroo drivers and riders Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Productivity in the UK workplace: London vs. the rest
It’s true that there’s a significant gap between London and other UK cities, but so far we haven’t seen an analysis wide-ranging enough to support the claim that it’s greater than all other major econ Read
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Was a refugee acquitted of rape because he didn't speak German?
A case in Austria, picked up by Russia's media and president, did see a rape conviction set aside for legal reasons. But there's a lot more to it. Read
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The Daily Mail, “enemies of the people”, and a Nazi newspaper
A recent meme compared a Daily Mail headline in 2016 with a Nazi newspaper published in 1933. Read
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