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Five Election Claim Pitfalls
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
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Election claim pitfalls: beware the baseline
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
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Election claim pitfalls: limits on the powers of government
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
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Election claim pitfalls: know what your statistics represent
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
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Election claim pitfalls: "further research is needed"
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
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Election claim pitfalls: comparisons over time
In our General Election Factcheck 2015 report, we include five common pitfalls when it comes to political claims. These are errors that politicians often fall into, and are all too … Read
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Manifesto clash: recent housebuilding
"House building is at its highest since 2007" - Conservative manifesto "We will make sure that at least 200,000 homes a year get built by 2020—almost double the current level" … Read
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General Election Report — Introduction from the Director
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Manifesto clash: mental health
"We have legislated to ensure that mental and physical health conditions are given equal priority" Conservative manifesto "In 2012, we […] wrote equality for mental health into law. We are … Read
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