News

How we factchecked Cameron's and Miliband's live Q&A

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

Preparation and (hu)manpower. Read

Compare your constituency ahead of the election

By Alix Smidman • 1 min

We've recently discovered two useful visual data services, which allow you to easily compare and contrast UK regions and constituencies on a number of issues in the run-up to the … Read

Economy, Business & Finance

£1,600 worse off: Two methods, one claim

By Sam Ashworth-Hayes • 2 mins

According to the Labour party, nothing has changed since 2013. People were £1,600 worse off then, and they're £1,600 worse off now: real wages haven't changed over the past year. The problem is that these figures come from two different sets of calculations using two different sources that produce the same fall in wages. Read

Fewer than 22 million people watched the 2010 televised leaders' election debates

By Charlie Ogilvie • 1 min

A joint statement from the broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky claimed that "22 million people watched the election debates in 2010". This figure has been quoted in recent news coverage on the issue of televised leaders' debates for 2015, and makes it sound like 35% of the 62.8 million people living in the UK in 2010 watched the debates. Read

Tuition fees: what difference has £3,000 made?

By Amy Sippitt • 1 min

Labour will reduce the cap on tuition fees to £6,000, leader Ed Miliband has announced today. He said the current system is: "causing rising debts for graduates and the taxpayer". … Read

Press and politicians not trusted to present statistics honestly

By Hugh Porter • 1 min

Most people in Britain trust official statistics—they just don't trust the press or politicians to present them honestly, that is according to a report by NatCen Social Research. Around 4 … Read

111 referrals to GPs haven't tripled in a year

By Laura O’Brien • 2 mins

"The NHS 111 helpline is piling pressure on health services, with the number of calls referred through to GPs and A&E each up by almost 200%, according to doctors' leaders." … Read

Health

Public satisfaction with NHS at second-highest level in 30 years—but are we really happier?

By Eleanor Taylor, Senior Researcher at NatCen Social Research • 4 mins

NatCen says satisfaction with the NHS is up to 65% from 60% in 2013. Dissatisfaction is at its lowest level since Natcen's survey began 30 years ago. Read

Full Fact's suggestions for digital democracy

By Conor James McKinney • 1 min

The Commission on Digital Democracy, set up by the Speaker of the House of Commons, published a report yesterday which makes recommendations about how technology can be used to make … Read