Economy, Business & Finance
Did cutting the 50p rate of tax raise £8 billion?
Figures released this week on tax receipts aren't as simple as they might seem. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
3 March's BBC Question Time, factchecked
Last night's Question Time came from Liverpool. We've checked the panel's claims on the EU's influence, migrants into Europe, and tax. Read
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Europe
Norway, Switzerland and EU laws
The government claims that Norway and Switzerland have to accept EU laws despite not being members in order to access the single market. That's about right. Read
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Education
Teacher shortages, school places and childcare: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on teacher shortages, school places, childcare and joint enterprise. Read
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Education
Do most secondary schools use non-specialist teachers?
The Association of School and College Leaders has warned today that teacher shortages are having a detrimental impact on pupils' education. Read
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Is the UK making progress towards its 2020 renewables target?
Without further action from the government the UK will miss its target to get 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Read
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Education
What's happening to secondary school places?
Concerns have been raised about the ability of local authorities to cope with a predicted 20% rise in secondary pupil numbers over the next decade. Read
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Europe
25 February's BBC Question Time, factchecked
Last night's Question Time came from Poole. We've checked the panel's claims about our EU membership, Syrian aid, and weekend deaths in hospitals. Read
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Europe
The UK's EU membership fee
In 2018 the UK government paid £13 billion to the EU budget, and EU spending on the UK was forecast to be £4 billion. So the UK’s ‘net contribution’ was estimated at about £9 billion. Read
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Health
Junior doctors, the NHS, and European unemployment: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on junior doctors, NHS weekend deaths, NHS funding, and unemployment in Europe. Read
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