Blog posts tagged "council tax"

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.

March 31, 2011 4:03 pm 21 Comments

The border between urban Manchester and leafy Trafford has become the front line in a fierce political battle over who's to blame for cuts to local services. FactCheck gets to work.

April 1, 2010 7:56 pm 3 Comments

Labour's dossier on Tory tax and spend gets a thorough going over by FactCheck