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Education
Students from a disadvantaged background in Scotland are roughly half as likely to go to university as those from England. That said, comparing the figures for Scotland and England is tricky. Read
Crime
The number of young offenders has fallen to a record low, but the proportion of BAME young offenders in custody has risen over the last ten years. Read
We factchecked the panellists' claims on reducing the deficit, funding of the NHS and the frequency of the NHS winter crisis, and whether Labour expects a run on the pound. Read
Health
What does a crude search for articles containing both NHS and “winter crisis” in a newspaper database tell us about use of the term? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour is not expecting a run on the pound, but both Corbyn and McDonnell support “scenario-plans” which consider what to do if it should happen under their government. Read
Health
Government after government has considered £500 million plenty of money to boast about giving the NHS to help deal with the extra pressures of winter. Read
Health
The NHS “got less than we asked for”, the chief of NHS England Simon Stevens told MPs in the Public Accounts Committee in January. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The deficit has been coming down, but not as rapidly as the Coalition and the Conservatives had said in 2010 and 2015. Read
Health
“Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday”, the Office for National Statistics asks people every year. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Around 6 million employee jobs earned less than the living wage in 2016. We can’t say exactly how many people this applies to as some may be doing more than one job. Read
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