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Almost one in five MPs are landlords
Parliament has published its register of MPs’ financial interests for the first time since the election. An analysis by FactCheck shows that 123 MPs earn extra money by renting out homes and private property. Landlord MPs account for almost a fifth of all MPs. Their properties include houses, flats, farms, holiday cottages and shops. The MPs include chancellor…
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Nigel Farage said the UK won’t owe the EU anything after 2020. His argument doesn’t quite stack up
Nigel Farage said we won’t owe money to the EU after 2020. That’s not quite the full picture. FactCheck explains why.
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FactCheck Q&A: How does HS2 compare to other bullet trains?
HS2 has come under repeated criticism for bad planning and wasting money. Even the Department for Transport’s own former Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Roderick Smith has called for a “root-and-branch review” of the whole project. So what’s really going on? And how does the project compare to other high speed trains across the world?
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Crime went up by 10% this year – the biggest annual increase in a decade. What’s behind the rise?
Is austerity behind the rise in reported crime? FactCheck investigates.
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School budgets will stay low, despite the government’s pledge to inject £1.3 billion into education
An extra £1.3 billion for schools will spare them the cuts they were due in the next two years. But spending per pupil will remain at the same low level for the next two years.
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Is recycling worth it?
Recycling has become a way of life in the UK. But recycling causes carbon emissions in itself – from the fuel used by collection lorries, to the energy taken to process the rubbish. So is it all worth it? FactCheck investigates.
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Elections for sale: who funds Britain’s political parties?
Behind the scenes of a general election, an army of supporters prop up the campaigns with millions of pounds. The biggest political donors include wealthy business leaders, powerful organisations and members of the nobility. But who are they, exactly? And how much of a stranglehold do they really have over politics?
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FactCheck Q&A: Is the UK’s offer to EU citizens a ‘damp squib’?
The European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, has criticised the UK’s proposals for EU citizens. But the government has rebuffed his criticism, claiming Verhofstadt made “a number of inaccuracies”. FactCheck looked into the detail of what is being offered.
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Theresa May slips up on nurses
According to NHS Digital, there were a total of 285,893 nurses and health visitors working across the whole of the NHS in March this year, compared to 280,950 in May 2010.
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FactCheck Q&A: Could there be a nuclear Armageddon?
With North Korea claiming that it is now a ‘full-fledged nuclear power’, FactCheck assess the possibility of nuclear war. How many warheads exist around the world, and what would be the impact if they were used?
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Is there a ‘skills gap’?
The Open University says a skills shortage is forcing employers to inflate wages “above market rate”. The claim has been repeated in the media, but FactCheck has a few concerns about the research.
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No, the Queen’s pay rise didn’t come from the magic money tree
The Queen got a £6 million pay rise this week, but it’s not the fruit of the magic money tree.
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Britain’s social mobility crisis in ten graphs
A damning new report has criticised politicians’ efforts to improve social mobility. Here are ten key graphs that paint a picture of the problem.
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FactCheck Q&A: Are the Tories using a ‘magic money tree’ to keep them in power?
Theresa May has been accused of bribing the DUP with a ‘magic money tree’, in a £1bn deal designed to keep the Tories in government. FactCheck took a look at the details.
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Here’s where the DUP and the Tories might disagree
Gay marriage, abortion and climate change. A few policies where the two partners might not have as much in common as they’d like to think.