FactCheck: ‘Benefit tourism’ scare sent packing
“So if benefit “tourism” is still out even if the European Commission gets its way, long-term sponging won’t an option thanks to the government’s own crackdown, and
FactCheck: Cooper caught out on crime
FactCheck is a bit mystified. Labour’s press office pinged out a preview of Yvette Cooper’s speech this morning, which obviously we leapt on with our fine toothed factchecking comb. And
FactCheck: Where are Labour’s voters going?
Tessa Jowell tried to brush off today’s humiliating slip in the leadership polls with the retort that no political party does well when the economy’s in the doldrums.
FactCheck: Ed Balls won’t give the Tories a free kick on the economy
Ed Balls doesn’t really do contrition. He flirted with the idea on the Today programme this morning when he said sorry for the failure of banking regulations, and admitted that not every
FactCheck: Three quarters of England left out of planning loop
“Those local authorities are home to only 30 per cent of the English population, and represent 26 per cent of the total land mass – leaving three quarters of the country out of the
FactCheck: Jamie Oliver’s super-sized obesity claims
As leaders of the world convene in New York for the UN’s annual assembly, Jamie has thrown his Food Revolution under their noses. But is he right that obesity kills more than under-nutrition?
FactCheck: Lib Dems fall foul at the by-election ballot box
It’s a bullish claim for a party with miserable poll rates. But the Lib Dems are insistent: things are on the up. “At least they flipping well better had be,” says Tim Farron. Is
FactCheck: Don’t be fooled on fuel bills
“Mr Huhne said the average consumer would be ‘better off’ by the end of the decade…that’s a claim that immediately set alarm bells ringing at FactCheck Towers.
FactCheck: Anger off the charts as pensions showdown looms
“It’s a small victory for the unions – but it doesn’t prove that they are right to say that the current pensions system is sustainable.”
FactCheck: Cameron gets his police figures back to front
“We can only assume this was a slip of the tongue, rather than an attempt to mislead the House…”
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