Health
UK health spending compared to France and Germany
The UK spends a smaller percentage of GDP on health than France or Germany. The percentage of GDP the UK spends on health is also set to decrease. Read
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Health
The UK spends a smaller percentage of GDP on health than France or Germany. The percentage of GDP the UK spends on health is also set to decrease. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In recent years the UK's tax take has varied between 30% and 35% of GDP. Read
Europe
We don't know what the future arrangements for the UK will be as this will depend on the deal that is reached between the government and the EU. Read
Health
We’ve looked into some of the elements included in the new junior doctors’ contract, including pay and working hours, and the junior doctors’ response. Read
Immigration
How many unaccompanied children are in Europe and how many are claiming asylum here? Read
Europe
Individual countries won’t be able to veto an EU-UK deal on how it leaves the bloc, but could block a deal on future trade if they don’t like it. Read
Full Fact have been nominated for a WIRED and Audi Innovation Award. Read
A new joint project between Full Fact, the ESRC, the House of Commons Library, and the UK Statistics Authority. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Oxfam claims that the richest 1% of UK wealth-holders own at least twenty-times more than the poorest 20%. That’s reasonable, but finding out what the wealthiest own is harder than you might expect. Read
The Question Time panel included Anna Soubry MP, shadow chancellor John McDonnell MP, the SNP's justice spokesperson Joanna Cherry MP, the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts and Alastair Campbell. Read
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