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Economy, Business & Finance
While income from stocks and shares isn’t subject to National Insurance, dividend income is subject to dividend tax which is increasing by the same amount. Read
Health
Surveys on the prevalence of long Covid did not measure the difference between groups of people based on when they caught Covid in the first place, nor necessarily based on when they experienced long Read
Immigration
Research indicates that the majority of people crossing the Channel go on to be granted asylum, but the full picture is not covered by official statistics. Read
A screenshot of a tweet claims Klaus Schwab said eating meat and property ownership are unsustainable. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Trussell Trust did provide about 27 times more food parcels at the end of David Cameron’s time in office than it had at the beginning—but this doesn’t mean food insecurity rose that much. Read
The costs of German and UK Covid-19 testing and tracing programmes cannot be easily compared. Read
Claims that Asda’s non-organic milk is not vegetarian are false and have been circulating since at least 2016. Read
The comedian has not issued an official statement. Read
Health
Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope made the claim about Covid-19 vaccines during an interview with GB News. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour MP Chris Bryant also claimed that VAT exemption on solar panels already happens in the EU. This isn’t quite true. Read
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