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Does Brussels influence 70% of UK law?
Last week a number of outlets reported that 70% of our laws are influenced by Brussels. Read
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Immigration
Express immigration headline doesn't reflect the survey it's based on
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Health
NHS waiting lists: are the numbers of patients rising?
The Guardian reported an increase in the number of patients on NHS waiting lists under the coalition, but is this a fair comparison? Read
Analysis
Crime
Is the illegal trade in wildlife the fourth largest in the world?
How valuable is illegal wildlife trading compared to drugs and human trafficking? Prince William says it ranks highly, but how far behind the leaders is it? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Would average earners have to see their wages more than double to afford their first home?
The Mirror reported that average earners need double their wage to buy their first home, but is this what the research it references says? Read
Analysis
Crime
Are unreliable police crime statistics concealing rising crime?
Crime is falling. It's falling under this government and it fell under the last government. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Is the government enforcing the minimum wage better?
The Prime Minister suggests that the government is enforcing seven times more in penalties for not paying the Minimum Wage than the previous government did at the end of its tenure. But is this the whole story? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Is house building in Britain on the rise?
The Prime Minister has defended his government's controversial Help to Buy scheme against claims that it was overheating the market by pointing to a rise in house building. How significant is this? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Tube strikes: are ticket offices almost unused?
Last week the Prime Minister told MPs there was "absolutely no justification" for the tube strikes, and that it "makes sense" to have fewer people staffing ticket offices when, he said, only 3% of transactions involve them. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Child benefit: how many families are claiming for children living abroad?
With migrants' access to the benefits system a political hot potato, the Daily Express claims that over 40,000 child benefit claims are being made on behalf of children who live outside the UK. Is this accurate? Read
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