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The work of Full Fact is "absolutely complementary" to the role of the UK Statistics Authority, the new Chairman of the watchdog has said. Speaking to the Independent's Economics Editor … Read
The Cabinet agreed yesterday that Ministers will not exercise the right to request redactions of evidence submitted to the Leveson inquiry. Yesterday Full Fact, the Media Standards Trust, Index on … Read
Dear Boris,Congratulations on your recent re-election as Mayor of London.During Mayoral questions on 23 March last year, you told the London Assembly that "public trust in statistics is critically important … Read
Full Fact is one of four public benefit organisations which have today made an urgent application to the Leveson Inquiry regarding Government ministers' new status as 'core participants' in the … Read
In the wake of claims over the number of UK deportations blocked by the European Court of Human Rights, Full Fact takes a look at the numbers... Read
Several reports yesterday carried the startling headline that foreign nationals supposedly owe the National Health Service £40 million. The reports also mentioned that the reporting trusts had average unpaid debts of £230,000. Is this right? Read
With the 2012 London Mayoral election imminent, Full Fact gets to grips with bus fares in London. So how have they fared under Ken and Boris? Read
"Teen pregnancies are down to a new record low, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics." The Guardian, 26 March 2012 Last month the Guardian reported … Read
A few weeks ago Full Fact contacted all seven candidates running to be Mayor of London. We pushed for a committment from each that, if elected, they would operate the … Read
Boris and Ken have been exchanging so many claims in the London 2012 mayoral campaign they might easily be out of breath, but is the air they are breathing the worst quality in Europe? Read
