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Around 83% of employee jobs in Scotland receive the real living wage or more, this is higher than any of the UK countries, but it lower than in the South East region of England. Read
Claims about the increasing number of homes under the Conservatives are correct, but the majority of homes are built by the private sector, not the state. Read
In 2009/10 there were 3.4 million households renting from a private landlord and this has risen to 4.5 million in 2017/18. Read
Politics
On our quest to find party political literature passing itself off as newspapers and magazines, our attention has been drawn to this pamphlet from the Conservatives. ‘You & your family’ … Read
Politics
This morning on Sky News, Sajid Javid claimed that homelessness had fallen by half following a 2008 peak under Labour. This does not seem correct. Homelessness in England was about … Read
Despite the disagreement of an audience member on question time, a salary of £80,000 a year puts you in the top 5% of income tax payers. Read
These figures are not credible and do not represent what “average families” will save under Labour’s policies. Read
Politics
As sure as night follows day, an election campaign leads to a flurry of dodgy graphs being printed on campaign leaflets. But another feature, which has been discussed less, is … Read
Full Fact have partnered with Ndemic Creations to create a new Fake News scenario of their bestselling game Plague Inc. Read
Based on one of the most comprehensive measures, child poverty fell between 2010 and 2015, but has been rising since. The latest figures suggest it’s now back to roughly what it was in 2010. Read
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