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Covid-19 testing is not as fast as Matt Hancock claimed
Almost all the tests Matt Hancock described deliver results by the end of the next day—not within 24hrs Read
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We all deserve a better debate on poverty
Politicians from all sides quote seemingly contradictory poverty figures on a regular basis. This is bad for anyone who wants to understand the story of poverty in the UK. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What was the New Deal?
The Prime Minister recently compared the government’s policy program to Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. They’re not on the same scale. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
This is what we know about the government loan to pay slave owners compensation after slavery was abolished in 1833
This amounted to £20 million, or 40% of government spending that year. Read
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Health
How medical staff found themselves at the centre of an information battle during the pandemic
Over the past months, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country, medical staff have found themselves – often unwillingly – at the centre of a parallel information crisis. Read
Analysis
Crime
We know of one successful conviction of a police officer for the killing of someone in police custody since 1971
Also two police forces and one officer have been prosecuted successfully for crimes related to the death of someone in custody since 1971. Read
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wasn’t kicked out of India
Also, claims that the polio vaccine paralysed thousands of children are based on shaky evidence. Read
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Health
Covid-19 study that links deaths to low vitamin D levels is flawed
This study has been removed from the online research library it was published on. Read
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Viral illustration shows one type of Covid-19 sampling method
There are different ways to take samples to test someone for Covid-19. Read
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This little girl called Alice has not been kidnapped from your area
This is a recurring fake claim. Read
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