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Over the festive break, we'll be publishing highly graphic content. That's right: graphs, naked. We're very particular about labeling our graphs carefully so readers know what's going on. So for … Read
Over the festive break, we'll be publishing highly graphic content. That's right: graphs, naked. We're very particular about labeling our graphs carefully so readers know what's going on. So for … Read
Over the festive break, we'll be publishing highly graphic content. That's right: graphs, naked. We're very particular about labeling our graphs carefully so readers know what's going on. So for … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Trades Union Congress have replied to our request for a comment on their analysis of the growth in full-time employment. Employment is higher now than it was before the … Read
Health
"Today, there are 2,500 fewer nurses in our NHS than in May 2010." - Tom Blenkinsop MP, 17 December 2014 "Today, actually, there are new figures out on the NHS... … Read
A petition has been started to put a stop to lying in Parliament. But this is an unusual kind of petition: one that disavows its own aim. Jolyon Rubinstein, co-creator … Read
The UK Statistics Authority has rebuked Nicky Morgan, the Secretary of State for Education, who claimed in Parliament last week that "... under the previous Labour Government one in three … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The TUC have published a report saying that only one in 40 new jobs is full-time, while the Chancellor says 85% of new jobs are full-time. Which is right? Read
The Office for National Statistics is a vital source of nationally important information. Unfortunately a lot of it is difficult to find, awkward to use and, at times, hard to … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor set out his plans for the economy yesterday in his last Autumn Statement before the general election. Here's what you need to know about the new stamp duty changes, the gender pay gap, new jobs and wages. Read
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