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This week's surprise announcement from Energy Minister John Hayes, reported in the Daily Mail and the Telegraph, that the Government wouldn't give the green light to any more onshore wind … Read
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) published routine quarterly estimates for the number of road casualties in Great Britain. They revealed that in the year leading up to June 2012, … Read
"Lucrative: Now worth more than £300m a year, Halloween is now Britain's third most lucrative festival after Christmas and Easter." The Daily Mail, October 31, 2012 Today we learnt that … Read
In 2010 the Liberal Democrats pledged to stop holding children in immigration detention centres. However Nick Clegg's claims to have achieved this from within the Coalition continue to be criticised by some. Do the figures allow us to say who's right? Read
The budget deficit has been referred to as the Government's number one priority. But following some ambiguity on last week's question time, exactly how big is it and how much has it been reduced by? Read
Yesterday's PMQs saw Ed Miliband's record as Energy Secretary come under the microscope as it was claimed that he both lowered household fuel bills but 'stuffed energy company pockets with cash'. Is either claim fair? Read
Is digitalising the election process a bad move when we consider the digital divide in our country? Read
The UK's housing market is in crisis according to the National Housing Federation. But are their figures in crisis as well? Read
After a week of difficulty for the Government in clarifying its position on energy market reform, commentators have been speculating how competitive the UK's energy market really is. We look at some of the figures. Read
With the new benefits system - Universal Credit - due to begin its roll out this time next year, this week a number of charities warned that as many as half a million disabled people would take a financial hit as a result of the switch. Is this true? Read
