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What do we learn from the Blair-Bush letters?
Letters written by Tony Blair for the eyes of the US president only have now been declassified. What do they tell us about the Iraq War?
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Five things we learned about Brexit
Should disgruntled Remainers blame Gran? Will Scotland leave the UK? Will London leave the UK, for that matter?
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Does immigration drive down wages?
Boris admits he hasn’t read a study he quotes to attack the EU on immigration and wages. But could he have a point anyway?
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Does health tourism cost the NHS billions?
The claim VoteLeave says UK gives £5.8bn more to EU countries for medical costs than it gets back, which campaigners say means “health tourism from the EU has cost us billions”. VoteLeave Chair and Labour MP, Gisela Stuart, April, 2016 Does the UK lose £723m a year caring for migrants in the NHS? According to Vote…
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Everything you need to know about EU immigration
Claims about EU migration are coming thick and fast. Here’s what you need to know…
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Is the IFS funded by the European Commission?
The proportion of funding the IFS gets from the EU has increased in recent years – from 5.9% of funding in 2009 to 11% in 2014.
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FactCheck Q&A: are we really heading for a DIY recession?
The Treasury have published another doomy report on the economic effects of Brexit. A sobering read, or a dose of propaganda?
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Will Brexit lead to mass deportations?
Leave campaigners say Brits who live in EU countries will have the same rights even if the UK pulls out. What do the experts say?
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How corrupt are Nigeria and Afghanistan?
Are Nigeria and Afghanistan really “fantastically corrupt”? Are Britain’s hands clean when it comes to fighting corruption?
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Does the EU raise or lower prices?
Campaigners in the EU referendum debate are saying contradictory things about the effects of Brexit on prices in the shops.
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What next week’s elections really mean
Labour wipeout? Sadiq Khan for Mayor? Ukip surge in Wales? Here’s what the 5 May elections really mean…
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Do we really send £350m a week to Brussels?
Leave campaigners say Britain is sending £350m a week to Brussels as the price of EU membership. Fact or fiction?
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Has Jeremy Hunt misled junior doctors over ‘imposing’ contracts?
Jeremy Hunt has been very guarded in his use of language around imposition versus introduction of junior doctors’ contracts.
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The surprising truth about inequality
“The independent statistics confirm that, under this Prime Minister, child poverty is down, pensioner poverty is down, inequality is down, and the gender pay gap has never been smaller.” George Osborne, 16 March 2015 The background George Osborne included this wide-ranging defence of coalition and Conservative policy in his Budget speech this week. The most…
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The truth about disability benefits cuts
George Osborne insists the government is increasing the money it spends on disabled people, even as he is criticised for the latest cut. Who’s right?