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Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude told the Today programme that civil servants on median incomes could accrue retirement benefits worth £500,000. Is this true, and if so, how representative is it? Read
The UK's poor performance compared to other developed countries for stroke mortality has been cited in the White Paper published by the Department of Health in 2010 as one of … Read
During the controversial Ken Clarke interview on Radio 5 Live last month, BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire claimed that the average prison sentence for a rape conviction was five years. A … Read
Today's Daily Mail claims that a vast majority of prison inmates are enjoying benefits supposedly reserved for "better-behaved offenders". Is this true? Read
New figures show a million people have been on out of work benefits for more than ten years, but what's the evidence for calling them "scroungers?" Read
After Full Fact questioned the Prime Minister's version of history on sentence discounts for guilty pleas yesterday, does David Cameron's claim about Labour's record on the NHS in Wales stand up to scrutiny any better? Read
As the debate over reforming the NHS rumbles on, how accurate are the figures cited over how much the plans will cost or save in the long run? Read
Earlier this month Full Fact found significant problems with Disability Minister Maria Miller's claim that "more people who are either alcoholics or drug addicts are in receipt of the higher … Read
In his speech in support of reforming the NHS last week, David Cameron stated that obesity was costing the NHS £4 billion a year, with this expected to reach £6.3 billion by 2015. Where did his figures come from? Read
The Times had a slightly different estimate from the Prime Minister for the proportion of health spending going towards treating long-term conditions. But where do the figures come from, and is either accurate? Read
