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How reliable are ‘official’ statistics on public policy?
From debt and welfare cuts to poverty and flood defences, we need accurate data to judge our government’s record
SNP MP Phil Boswell faces investigation over parliamentary conduct
Register of interests probe is third recent blow for the Scottish Nationalists
G7’s ‘New Alliance’ deal is failing farmers in Africa
Why does the UK government persist in rolling out schemes in support of corporatised agriculture?
Top bosses have earned more in 2016 already than most people will earn all year
Fat Cat Tuesday explodes the myth that we are ‘all in this together’
Rail fare rises: railways should be run for passengers, not shareholders
The case for renationalisation is clear – and popular
Do we still need Sure Start in 2016?
The government’s localisation agenda has meant that there is little guidance on children’s services
Why the government should be spending more on public spaces
Cuts to local authority budgets mean children are increasingly unable to enjoy green spaces in cities
Migration – what to expect in 2016
The predictions for 2016 suggest a continuation of humanitarian crisis, politicised statistics and poorly-conceived policy responses
No room at the inn for the 50,000 households classified as homeless this Christmas
Rough sleeping is up by a third since 2009
What really happened at the WTO summit?
The Nairobi deal hasn’t changed what remains a fundamentally unfair system of global trade