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Crime
There isn’t enough available evidence to say that cocaine use in Britain has doubled, and certainly not that one in 50 Londoners are snorting it. Read
The government has already spent money preparing for it, and it may reduce economic performance in the long term. Read
More people voted to leave the EU in 2016 than have voted for any other single electoral option in British political history. But that’s not the only way to define “largest democratic vote”. Read
As of 2018, the most common retirement age for men and women in the EU was 65. In some countries, women can retire as early as 60. Read
The next EU budget is being planned to exclude the UK, and we also don’t know for sure what would happen to the UK’s rebate if it stayed in the EU. Read
Health
The death rate in the UK from heart disease is falling, but at a much slower rate than in previous years. Read
Health
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the trend in GP numbers at PMQs, but they were talking about different things. Read
Europe
Polls suggesting 61% of people would back remain in a second referendum are probably overstating the lead. Read
Europe
The UK cannot be forced to join the euro if it remains a member of the EU. The EU could apply political pressure on the UK to do so, but this is highly unlikely in the current political context. Read
There’s no evidence to suggest Theresa May said this about curbing the promotion of lesbianism in schools. Read
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