Immigration
The net migration target and the 2017 election
Since 2010, the centrepiece of UK migration policy has been the net migration target, which aims to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands. Read
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Immigration
Since 2010, the centrepiece of UK migration policy has been the net migration target, which aims to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands. Read
Crime
Not according to the best figures we have, although there are other indications that there might have been a recent uptick. Read
We factchecked claims on public support for a "hard Brexit", pensioner incomes, pensioner poverty, and food banks. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We don’t know how many people use food banks in total. The Trussell Trust, which is estimated to run around half of all food banks in the UK, says it had around 560,000 people using its services. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Latest figures suggest two million pensioners are in relative poverty, but the rate is much lower than it was decades ago. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Research by a number of think tanks has found that the average pensioner income, after housing costs have been included, is now above that of the average person of working age. Read
Europe
For the most part Remain and Leave voters do not have diametrically opposed views of what Brexit should entail, according to polling experts at NatCen. Read
Europe
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
We factchecked claims about NHS pay rises, the cost of living, the pensions record of Labour and the Conservatives, A&E waiting times and affordable housing. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Wages have been rising faster than prices for the last few years, but inflation has now caught up. Read
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