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The Labour Leader claims that some pension providers wipe out half the value of savers' pension pots by taking large admin fees. Where is the evidence of this? Read
Earlier this week the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released new statistics on benefit claimants at risk of being affected by the Government's planned benefit cap. Due to take … Read
The publication of a report by the Government's 'Troubled Families Tsar' this morning has reopened old wounds about the scale and nature of the social problems caused by difficult households. … Read
With the latest road casualty figures from the Department for Transport hot off the presses, campaigners have made no delay in drawing conclusions about whether 20 mph zones and limits are effective at saving lives. But what does the evidence tell us? Read
In a heated series of Commons questions this week, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg defended the Government's record on higher education, asserting that the proportion of disadvantaged young people applying to university was still higher than at any time under Labour. Read
During May's London Mayoral election, Full Fact pushed all the candidates to commit to providing Londoners with more reliable information by signing up to the Code of Practice for Official … Read
Reporting yesterday on the release of the General Medical Council's (GMC's) new guidance for doctors on reporting child abuse, the Guardian cited some interesting statistics on the rising number of … Read
After a Conservative MP close to the Prime Minister suggested that benefits for pensioners should be means-tested, we look into how much money really goes to pensioners' benefits and what the savings are likely to be. Read
Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe hit out recently over rumours that MPs could be given a four-day week. But do British MPs sit in the House of Commons more often than other Western legislatures? Read
Nick Clegg faced a harsh grilling in the House of Commons today in a much-anticipated debate over House of Lords reform. But are there really eight times as many nonagenarians as there are members under 40? Read
