Blog posts tagged "lib dems"

September 20, 2011 4:40 pm 4 Comments

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 their Deputy Leader telling them the whole story? FactCheck tots up the stats.

1:04 pm 15 Comments

"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.

March 11, 2011 6:57 pm 19 Comments

Ten months after they formed the Coalition, the Liberal Democrats list their big achievements. FactCheck takes them to task.

December 9, 2010 5:12 pm 19 Comments

Nick Clegg tells reporters that no part-time students will have to pay tuition fees upfront. FactCheck with Cathy Newman finds otherwise.

September 20, 2010 6:43 pm 3 Comments

Nick Clegg's message to activists was simple: that he now leads a grown up party of government. So now he's come of age, was he responsible enough to get his facts right?