Blog posts tagged "politics"

March 30, 2012 11:34 am 58 Comments

There's no denying that booting Labour out of Bradford West with a 10,000 swing was a sensational win for gorgeous George. But was it the most sensational ever - or has the excitement gone to Mr Galloway's head? FactCheck trawls through the history books.

October 29, 2010 1:22 pm 7 Comments

The government wants to stop councils producing weekly so-called Town Hall Pravdas to save money and help boost the local press. But FactCheck finds it might not do either.

October 28, 2010 1:53 pm 9 Comments

FactCheck analyses a claim from the Prime Minister and Treasury Chief Secretary that Labour MEPs voted for a 6% rise in the EU budget.

October 26, 2010 4:28 pm 3 Comments

44% of council leaders thought they could make all these savings without any reductions in the level of services. It sounds optimistic - but it could be good news for council tax payers.

October 25, 2010 1:06 pm 5 Comments

Education Secretary Michael Gove admits the some of the funding for the Pupil Premium will come from elsewhere in the education budget, as FactCheck previously found out.

October 22, 2010 4:44 pm 4 Comments

FactCheck analyses the Government's pledge to spend £2bn more on adult social care.

4:31 pm 4 Comments

Sharing services could save councils hundreds of thousands of pounds and some are already doing it successfully. But at what point do the drawbacks outweigh the benefits?

October 21, 2010 6:32 pm 5 Comments

Cathy Newman looks at how the Spending Review settlement will impact on council services - with local authority leaders warning of "real pain" for millions of people.

5:17 pm 5 Comments

A round-up of three of the claims the Chancellor made that the Institute for Fiscal Studies takes issue with.