Class sizes: a key pledge unmet
Rishab Mehan One issue in this election seems to hark back to 1997: school class sizes. Then it was one of Labour’s key manifesto pledges to cut class sizes to less than 30 for all five, six andread more
View ArticleGordon Brown's dubious immigration claims
Nigel HawkesIn Gordon Brown’s now infamous conversation with Gillian Duffy, the widow from Rochdale whom he described as “a sort of bigoted woman” he said: “A million people have cread more
View ArticleDaily Mirror gets its pies in a twist
Nigel HawkesThe Daily Mirror, still pushing hard for a Labour victory, has been a trifle dishonest in its presentation of the polling evidence.read more
View ArticleA close look at LibDem claims on pensioner poverty
Rishab Mehan Pensioners are a favourite group at election-time, some might say for cynical reasons.read more
View ArticleNotional seats in Wales provoke a row
Nigel Hawkes The BBC’s coverage of the General Election in Wales has triggered an angry response from the Mayor of Caernarfon, Councillor Hywel Roberts.read more
View ArticleCommitting Hari-Kiri with a blunt statistic
Nigel Hawkes Many people have pored over the election result, trying to suck meaning from its indeterminate outcome.read more
View ArticleGood polls, poorly reported
Nigel Hawkes Opinion polls fell thick and fast during the General Election. At times political correspondents appeared to be clinging to them like drowning men to a leaky life raft.read more
View ArticleIt’s election time: think of a number, a big number
Nigel Hawkes Knife crime, and its effects on the NHS, has become a big talking point in the elections in Scotland. read more
View ArticleMore big claims from the Scottish election
Nigel Hawkes The elections in Scotland are proving a happy hunting ground for those who can scent a duff statistic.read more
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