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The latest in our series on the AV referendum. Here we assess what impact the change in voting system would have on the number of MPs with relative ease in 'safe' seats. Read
The Prime Minister today joined forces with old adversary John Reid to recommend that Britons reject the AV system in three weeks time. But how sound is his claim that candidates finishing third after the first round of counting could go on to win? Read
Chris Huhne this week on Question Time claimed it was a surprising reality that non-UK born workers have higher average earnings than UK-born workers. Was he right? Read
Former England cricket captain David Gower today came in to bat for No2AV today, using a column in the Sun to claim that the Australian example should caution against its adoption in the UK. But can falling turnout down under really be blamed on AV? Read
Making the case for Government policy on immigration this morning, David Cameron gave a speech using an array of immigration statistics. Were all of them accurate? Read
The claim that worldwide only Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea use AV has been used by prominent 'No' campaigners for some time. But is it actually accurate? Read
The Prime Minister claimed yesterday that the south of England had seen ten times as many jobs created under Labour than there were in the north of the country. Is this really what the figures show? Read
Back in February, Full Fact alerted four national newspapers to inaccuracies in their reports which claimed that life expectancy in one South Wales estate was lower than "earthquake-hit Haiti or … Read
The Express and Daily Mail last week reported that UK wind power is failing to perform; citing research commissioned by the John Muir Trust. Full Fact looked further into the focus and conclusions of the report. Read
The start of this week saw the Government begin the process of sending out letters to those claiming Incapacity Benefit, inviting them to a reassessment of their capability to work. … Read
