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30 September 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Is three times as much money being spent on transport infrastructure as on HS2?

The controversial proposed high speed rail link between London and the north of England was back in the news last week after Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls refused to commit to writing a "blank cheque" to fund it. But how much is being spent on the scheme compared to other transport projects? Read

Fact checks
25 September 2013

Health

Labour's claims on the NHS

In a speech to his party's conference, Andy Burnham promised that a future Labour government would repeal the controversial Health and Social Care Act. He also accused the Coalition of failing patients. We've examined the evidence. Read

Analysis
24 September 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Does it take an average family 22 years to save for a home deposit?

Today Ed Miliband addressed his party at their conference. Even before his speech he talked about how a future Labour government would manage the economy. But do his claims about housing policy stand up to scrutiny? Read

Analysis
23 September 2013

Health

'Ghost patients': how much are they costing the NHS?

Several of today's newspapers claim that 'ghost patients' - those who are still registered with their GP despite being either dead or no longer living in the area - are costing the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Why is this the case? Read

Analysis

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