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MPs will today debate what form the proposed inquiry into the banking practices will take, after the recently-deposed Barclays' chief executive Bob Diamond brought a political dimension to the Libor … Read
This article was written by YouGov's Anthony Wells and originally published on the UK Polling Report site. He has kindly allowed us to feature it here. 1) Don't report Voodoo … Read
Yesterday, it was reported by The Guardian that 45 per cent of children in care live outside the local authority that has responsibility for them. Is this accurate? Read
The watchdog responsible for keeping an eye on the use of official figures - the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) - this week announced the appointment of two new Deputy Chairs. … Read
Respect party leader Salma Yaqoob tweeted on Armed Forces day what she claimed was the harsh truth about troops in Afghanistan - that more soldiers die by suicide than die in battle following service in Afghanistan. Is this true? Read
Cutting the budget deficit remains the main priority of the Coalition Government. But are they only ten per cent of the way there? Read
The Government today announced plans to increase access to the vast amounts of data it produces, in an effort to improve trust in official figures and scrutiny of public services. … Read
Last month Full Fact complained to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) after the Times and the i newspapers printed inaccurate figures over estimated cuts to nursing jobs in the NHS. … Read
Between teaching cars to drive themselves and driving cars to photograph your street, roboticist and articificial intelligence researcher Sebastian Thrun has made quite a name for himself at Stanford and … Read
As Liberal Democrat objections to the Education Secretary's plans to replace GCSE exams tests the unity of the two parties in government, today also saw another bone of contention between … Read
