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14 August 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Are more than half a million youngsters too lazy to get a job?

The Daily Mail says there are 640,000 'Neets' who've never worked. Meanwhile, there are more than half a million job vacancies. Is this evidence that "vast numbers have never learnt the basic work ethic"? Read

Analysis
13 August 2013

Rail fares

The government regulates half of all rail fares; the rest are set at commercial rates. Regulated fares have to rise, on average, by RPI inflation plus 1% each year. Some … Read

Analysis
12 August 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Fracking in the UK: half a century of gas supply?

Today David Cameron said that shale gas extraction could provide the country with the equivalent of 51 years' gas supply. A prominent scientist previously claimed it would be 25 years. What's the difference? Read

Analysis
12 August 2013

Immigration

A closer look at Labour's immigration speech

As Labour announce new policy ideas for tackling immigration effectively, we take a look at some of the main themes behind today's speech. Read

Analysis
9 August 2013

Health

"Excess" deaths in NHS hospitals

The government investigates hospitals with elevated mortality rates, but - contrary to media reports - "excess" deaths aren't necessarily a result of poor care. There are two main ways of … Read

Analysis
7 August 2013

Health

Nurse numbers: an unhealthy state of affairs?

Labour says that the Coalition has cut the number of nursing staff, in spite of independent warnings. What's happened to the number of nurses under the current government? Read

Analysis
7 August 2013

Health

Dangerous dogs: are 20,000 victims ending up in hospital?

With "harsh penalties" being threatened by the Government for those who allow their dogs to cause others injuries, the Mirror claims that Ministers are "dithering" while 20,000 are already needing hospital attention. Where's the evidence? Read

Analysis

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