Leaked 'fake news' inquiry report - our response and how you can help
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Crime
Has the government’s voter ID scheme been a success?
A small-scale pilot a voter ID scheme saw more voters turned away in one day than there have been cases of voters impersonating other voters at polling stations in the last eight years. Read
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What can Love Island tell us about survey design?
ITV2's hit show Love Island might not be where you expect to find lessons about survey design - but Monday's lie detector test showed us the pitfalls of double-barrelled questioning. Read
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Health
Mental health: there are fewer beds, nurses and psychiatry trainees than in 2010
The number of mental health beds and nurses have decreased since 2010, and there are fewer psychiatrists in training. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How the jobs market for young people has changed since 2010
Youth unemployment has fallen in the last eight years, and young people stay on in full time education more than they used to. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did the Conservatives refuse to support 6500 British shipbuilding jobs?
Estimates for the economic and jobs impact of keeping a shipbuilding contract in the UK make assumptions that are unevidenced. Read
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Europe
This viral image showing the cost of different Brexit deals is wrong in a lot of ways
The government modelled the impact of different post-Brexit trade deals on the economy. They expect slower growth under each model, but the exact details remain unclear. Read
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Are MPs allowed second jobs?
MPs are allowed to do work outside of parliament, but they have to declare what that is, how many hours they work and what they’re paid. Read
Analysis
Europe
These poll figures are for leave voters - not "most of the nation"
More adults in Great Britain, but not a majority, are dissatisfied than satisfied with the Chequers deal according to one survey. Read
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Europe
This claim about the £2,000 cost of a hard Brexit comes from a typo
A consultancy estimated a “hard Brexit” scenario could increase average household cost by £961, not £1,961 as claimed. Read
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