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The election doesn't make the top ten most read on BBC News or the Telegraph today. The Telegraph's Matt cartoon gets to the point. It only gets one spot (the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour's spending plans have been in the spotlight. The Mail have said they contain a £30 billion "black hole", while Labour say that they will run a surplus on current budget and have debt fall. Ignoring the drama, both of these statements are completely consistent with each other. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've already covered the many assumptions the Conservatives made when they claimed that "working households" would be £3,000 worse off under a Labour government. Both Labour and the Conservatives have … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"over £3,000 in higher taxes for every working family to pay for more welfare and out-of-control spending" — David Cameron, March 30, 2015, reported in the Express The Conservative party … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today we open our 18 hour-a-day election centre, factchecking the parties, the candidates, the media, and the pressure groups as we near the vote on May 7th. Despite the parties' … Read
Preparation and (hu)manpower. Read
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
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
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
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
