Posts belonging to Category "Labour"

May 4, 2012 5:23 pm 8 Comments

"His best predictions at time of writing are that Labour would win 34.04 per cent of the vote in the next general election, but the Conservatives would still be ahead on 36.59 per cent."

May 2, 2012 11:47 am 4 Comments

There have been tears, laughter, and the odd stray F-word. The London mayoral race has been high on emotion and more than usually bad-tempered. Boris Johnson has been slightly more careful with his facts, choosing to deal in aspirations rather than promises. Ken Livingstone has made some extravagant claims which have landed him in hot water. Here's the verdict from FactCheck HQ on a very irritable election.

January 10, 2012 5:31 pm 5 Comments

Is it true that voters only side with Labour during the "good times" as Ed Miliband claims? FactCheck looks at the evidence.

December 22, 2011 1:05 pm 8 Comments

The biggest political porkies of 2011: Channel 4 News' FactCheck team run through the dodgiest politics claims of the year.

December 14, 2011 4:04 pm 13 Comments

Mr Miliband reminded MPs of the Chancellor's optimistic assessment at the time of the spending review in November last year. George Osborne said at the time that private sector job creation would "far outweigh" cuts in public sector employment. But have those high hopes - based on forecasts from the independent Office of Budget Responsibility, been dashed?

November 28, 2011 5:08 pm 13 Comments

"The bad news for Mr Balls is that the OECD specifically praises coalition policy on cutting the deficit and keeping borrowing rates low in helping to create the right conditions for that recovery."

November 17, 2011 5:30 pm 10 Comments

"The 'jobs' for young people would be similarly temporary in nature, FactCheck has learned. Although it sounds like a new idea, Labour aides told us that the £600m youth jobs fund will basically be a re-run of a highly controversial old policy..."

October 26, 2011 5:01 pm 1 Comment

A little Twitter spat popped up during Prime Minister’s Questions today between Ed Balls' right hand man and the Conservative Press Headquarters. Both repeated well-worn mantras from their parties, prompting FactCheck to wonder if there was anything new to note.

July 7, 2011 4:24 pm 4 Comments

David Cameron's been accused of making the wrong decision when he allowed the increasingly expensive aircraft carrier procurement programme to go ahead. FactCheck navigates the choppy waters of defence spending.

June 22, 2011 3:28 pm 3 Comments

Who marks the markers? Exam boards are under fire after a spate of mistakes in papers. But have Labour been swotting up on the details?