How much do 'green taxes' add to energy bills?
Energy bills remain at the centre of political attention, with both the Prime Minister and Ed Miliband suggesting alternative remedies. How much are green policies and regulations to blame? Read
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Energy bills remain at the centre of political attention, with both the Prime Minister and Ed Miliband suggesting alternative remedies. How much are green policies and regulations to blame? Read
The Sun will from now on publish a regular clarifications and corrections column, following recent complaints from Full Fact and others about errors in its front-page article on mental health … Read
In the ongoing furore around gas and electricity bills, energy companies have been keen to point out that their profit margins are not unusual. Others have accused them of hiding their profits in different arms of their business. So how much money do energy firms make? Read
Europe
Last week it was reported that there are more Britons claiming benefits in Spain than there are EU nationals claiming benefits in the UK. The government has said there are legitimate concerns about welfare tourism, and migrants from the European Union coming here to claim. But is this particular comparison an accurate one? Read
Today a report commissioned by the government returned 'health tourism' to the headlines. Is it costing the NHS £2 billion a year? Read
With possible rifts developing in the Coalition over the employment of unqualified teachers in free schools, the new shadow education secretary has highlighted their proliferation since 2010. So what do we know? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With a business taskforce calling for the government to act to ease the financial burden placed on businesses by so-called 'red tape', can ministers claim to have already saved companies £1 billion through regulatory reforms? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Sun places a £400 million price tag on the nation's 'militant' unions after pointing to figures showing two million working days have been lost due to strikes since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the schools inspector body Ofsted released its first annual report for children's social care this week, its Chief Inspector berated the authorities in Birmingham for providing inadequate child protection. Read
Health
The government's Care Minister has said that there's an "institutional bias" against mental health patients. According to various media reports, NHS trusts are reducing the number of mental health beds that they have available. Does this tell of a "crisis"? Read
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