Does the UK have the toughest laws on strikes in the developed world?
Full Fact wades through labour laws to find the basis of this Trade Union Congress claim. Read
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Does Britain have the most expensive childcare in the world?
The pressures on families needing to pay for child care was highlighted by research yesterday from Save the Children and the DayCare Trust, which suggested that the cost burden could … Read
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Immigration: newspaper headlines confuse latest figures
A glance at this morning's headlines might have left some readers with the impression that more and more people were arriving on UK shores to live and work. Reporting the … Read
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Do UK commuters pay the highest rail fares in Europe?
Train fares have become topical once again following today's release of inflation figures. With the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rising to 4.4 per cent, passengers will be faced with average … Read
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Has the murder rate doubled since hanging was abolished?
Since the Government launched its e-petitions website earlier this month, promising to consider petitions garnering over 100,000 signatures for debate in the Commons, one issue has dominated the early running: … Read
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Do gangs cost the UK £40 billion a year?
Conservative MP David Davis responded to the recent riots across England yesterday by calling for change in the leadership of Britain's police forces. In an article for the website ConservativeHome … Read
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Statistics Authority steps in over disability benefits tests
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must improve the way it presents data on disability benefits claims, the official statistics watchdog has said. Sir Michael Scholar, Chairman of the … Read
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Do countries with the death penalty have higher homicide rates?
Since the Government launched its new 'e-petitions' site this week there has been a surge in debate surrounding the death penalty — one of the most popular topic areas in … Read
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What are the leading causes of death in the UK?
Yesterday, Full Fact looked into the reporting of drink driving statistics and how they are reported to have changed over time. Following this, a reader contacted us for information on … Read
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Full Fact asks watchdog to intervene over inaccurate incapacity benefit reporting
Today the Disability Benefits Consortium — a collection of 50 charities and organisations that work with the disabled — issued a press release arguing that the Government needed to do … Read
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