CutsCheck: Liam Fox’s leaked letter
In a leaked letter, Defence Secretary Liam Fox tells the Prime Minister of his fears for the nation’s defence capability if the Coalition’s budget cuts aren’t reigned in. But how
Ed Miliband: tax, Iraq and marriage
FactCheck looks at some of the claims Labour leader Ed Miliband makes in an interview with Channel 4 News
Ed Miliband’s speech: schools, wages and Iraq
In his first speech as Labour leader, Ed Miliband contrasted his optimism with David Cameron’s supposed pessimism, labelled the Iraq war “wrong”, talked about shelf
CutsCheck: Mortgage interest payment help – the quiet cut
People who get government help to pay their mortgage interest are going to see that help cut by half from October 1st. It may save £15m but who’s it going to hit the hardest?
CutsCheck: who cares about social care?
CutsCheck looks at what cuts to local authority budgets are likely to mean for social care for older people
Welcome to CutsCheck
FactCheck is expanding into CutsCheck, a new web service to check out what the government spending cuts really mean. We’ll scrutinise the cuts ministers announce, scrutinising the figures to tell
CutsCheck: Northern Exposure
During the Labour conference in Manchester, CutsCheck looks at the cuts the city council is making ahead of the comprehensive spending review next month.
How red is Ed Miliband?
This morning, Ed Miliband took to the airwaves to insist the party wouldn’t “lurch to the left” under his leadership. So, just how red is Ed? FactCheck takes a look
Was it the trade unions that won it for Ed Miliband?
Would Ed Miliband have won the Labour leadership if it was based on individual votes? FactCheck finds out.
How much will Clegg take off the banks?
There’s nothing the Lib Dems like more than a bit of banker bashing – but how much is the coalition really going to raise from the banking levy?
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