Labour market interventions reduce real cost of recession
The Express today claim that ‘Benefits cost families £20 a week.’ But the impact of the recession on employment was much worse in the 1980s.
Media Integrity
Poll overplays impact of Tony Blair’s interview on WMDs
The Politics Home Phi100 poll is not as illuminating as one might hope.
Say no to the Daily Express and vote to protect public sector pensions
The Daily Express are today continuing their attacks on public sector pensions. They are running a survey asking people to phone in and vote on the question: Should public sector pensions be cut back? Please register your no vote andtest
EXPOSED: The Sun’s false claims that NHS spending “hasn’t gone on nursing staff”
Left Foot Forward reveals the truth behind the Tory-supporting Sun’s alarming claims about NHS spending – there were 72,000 extra nurses between 1998 and 2008.
Britain needs an honest debate on population
National Statistics has published its annual review of population change. Births and deaths, rather than immigration, are responsible for the increase.
Mail double standards on mooted tax u-turns
The Mail revealed their true agenda today with two headlines on potential tax u-turns by the Labour and Conservative parties.
Truth behind TaxPayers’ Alliance’s EU attack ad
From tomorrow, the TaxPayers’ Alliance will broadcast a completely fictitious advert on the costs of the European Union in cinema halls up and down the country.
Migration and Population: Facts, forecasts, and fiction
Much of the panic about population is based on ONS projections. It is important to note that these are not forecasts and net migration is lower than expected.
Sun bias in council tax reporting
The Sun gives the misleading impression that “council tax has doubled” because of Labour’s policies – seven of the ten councils with the biggest rises are Tory.
TPA more “out of touch” than the Archbishop
Polling evidence reveals that the Archbishop of Canterbury is more in tune with “the British taxpaying public” than the Taxpayers’ Alliance.