Europe
Is two thirds of UK law made by the EU?
Roughly two thirds of all the laws that apply in the UK are linked to the EU, but as laws vary a lot in importance this isn't very useful to know. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Four factchecks from the Budget
The Chancellor has delivered his final Budget of this parliament, the details of which will be pored over in the days to come. Even before that, George Osborne and Ed … Read
Analysis
Full Fact's election centre is homeless
Staring March 30th we plan to run an 18 hour a day factchecking center. We will work tirelessly to make sure that no claim goes unchallenged during the election. The … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Troubled families, troubled figures
The government has claimed that the Troubled Families programme has saved £1.2 billion. We don't know what the actual savings are. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Statistics watchdog comments on zero hour contracts
The UK Statistics Authority has written to Labour MPs pointing out that they haven't been presenting statistics on zero hour contracts entirely clearly. Contrary to Labour's suggestions, 1.8 million people … Read
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Education
Good neighbours: do free schools help others improve?
"Free Schools don't just raise the performance of their own pupils—they raise standards in surrounding schools in the area too" David Cameron, 9 March 2015 Free schools are once again … Read
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We need volunteers to monitor the media and parties
Full Fact is preparing to operate an 18 hour a day factchecking centre, from 6am to midnight every day of the election campaign. Read
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Votes for prisoners: politics versus human rights law
We look at the story behind the ECTHR ruling on prisoners' right to vote Read
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Fewer than 22 million people watched the 2010 televised leaders' election debates
A joint statement from the broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky claimed that "22 million people watched the election debates in 2010". This figure has been quoted in recent news coverage on the issue of televised leaders' debates for 2015, and makes it sound like 35% of the 62.8 million people living in the UK in 2010 watched the debates. Read
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Tuition fees: what difference has £3,000 made?
Labour will reduce the cap on tuition fees to £6,000, leader Ed Miliband has announced today. He said the current system is: "causing rising debts for graduates and the taxpayer". … Read
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