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Five months after the riots, their impact upon society and policy is still being felt. Is it true that two thirds of the young people involved had SEN, as one MP claimed? Read
Nigel Hawkes is the editor of Straight Statistics. This article was originally published on StraightStatistics.org The Guardian's Readers' Editor conceded last week that the paper is not too good with … Read
Last week 22-year-old Birmingham University graduate Cait Reilly caused a stir by launching judicial review proceedings against the government's plans to introduce a series of 'workfare' programmes. Ms Reilly claims … Read
As Tesco issued grim financial data towards the tail end of last week and its share price headed for the bargain basement, scrutiny of the fortunes of Britain's largest supermarket … Read
Yesterday Alex Salmond claimed that an independent Scotland would be the sixth most prosperous OECD country. Full Fact investigates how much weight is behind these claims. Read
After a week of considerable coverage surrounding the planned referendum on Scottish independence, Full Fact examines a claim made by Lord Ashdown on BBC's Question Time. Do most multiple-choice referendums lead to second referendums? Read
Labour's Shadow Minister for Small Business claimed this week that British drinkers are losing 25 watering holes every week. Where do these figures come from, and are they accurate? Read
After reports indicating that the UK loses three out of four human rights cases at the European Court of Human Rights, Full Fact tracks down the source and context of the figures. Read
Yesterday, a claim was made on the BBC's Today programme on Radio 4 that 80 per cent of IMF loans go to Europe, but is this the case? Read
The past year has seen passionate debate about the performance of the NHS after the Health Secretary proposed some wide-ranging reforms. Yesterday it was the issue of hospital food expenditure … Read
