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Economy, Business & Finance
This evening the 7 party leaders took part in a debate chaired by Julie Etchingham. We were factchecking throughout the evening - you can see what we said on Twitter @FullFact, and we've rounded up 10 of the main claims below. Read
Tonight sees the leaders of seven parties appear in a live televised debate. Just like last week's leaders' interviews, we'll be live factchecking. Keep an eye out for our tweets … Read
The economy continues to be the election campaign's main battleground today. Labour will be setting out its plans to ban what it calls "exploitative" zero hour contracts. We'll be keeping … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A few years ago, no one knew what a 'selfie' was. Since 2014, suddenly selfies are everywhere. Are people actually taking more pictures of themselves? Maybe. But the trends we … Read
The election doesn't make the top ten most read on BBC News or the Telegraph today. The Telegraph's Matt cartoon gets to the point. It only gets one spot (the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour's spending plans have been in the spotlight. The Mail have said they contain a £30 billion "black hole", while Labour say that they will run a surplus on current budget and have debt fall. Ignoring the drama, both of these statements are completely consistent with each other. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've already covered the many assumptions the Conservatives made when they claimed that "working households" would be £3,000 worse off under a Labour government. Both Labour and the Conservatives have … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"over £3,000 in higher taxes for every working family to pay for more welfare and out-of-control spending" — David Cameron, March 30, 2015, reported in the Express The Conservative party … Read
Europe
Labour's advertisement to businesses in the Financial Times today warns that the biggest risk to British business is the threat of an EU exit. The risk? Over 3 million jobs … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today we open our 18 hour-a-day election centre, factchecking the parties, the candidates, the media, and the pressure groups as we near the vote on May 7th. Despite the parties' … Read
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