There’s a lot of talk about a Brexit ‘divorce bill’ costing the UK tens of billions – we got two academics to check the facts.
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Vote Leave claims the EU is the slowest growing area in the world. Are they right?
Brexiters on the Left fear that a UK vote to Remain would permanently put the railways in private hands. Here’s our Fact Check verdict.
The remain camp argue that Russia is one of only a few countries that favour the UK leaving the EU. We asked two academics.
The Remain campaign cites this survey as proof of the economic benefits of staying in the EU. Here’s the story behind the numbers.
Both sides have used the housing ladder to persuade voters in the EU referendum campaign. Are they right to do so?
Conservative MP David Davies has been telling anti-TTIP activists that a leave vote is how they can torpedo the deal.
Supporters of the campaign for Brexit claim the UK could not veto Turkish accession to the EU. We asked two academics to check the facts.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked the European Arrest Warrant for putting British nationals at risk of extradition. Is he right?
Boris Johnson says so. But the reality about EU minimum wages and the effect on migration is more subtle.
According to Team Remain, there’s a jobs bonanza around the corner if the UK stays in the union.
Migration Watch claims there could be another 50,000 EU migrants a year coming to the UK than currently thought. We asked two academics to look at the numbers.
Chris Grayling and Alan Johnson disagree on whether the UK is on the winning side at the EU Council. Two academics assess who is right.
We asked two academics to check whether the UK hands over £350m a week to the EU, and if it gets £1 back for every £2 sent to Brussels.
Boris Johnson has made this claim repeatedly – and he’s not the only one.
We asked two academics to check the claim by Michael Gove that the EU court has been grabbing power.
New report says households will be £4,300 worse off if we leave the EU. Here’s the verdict.
Two academics assess the main arguments made in the government’s EU referendum leaflet.
Two academics examine the claim by Michael Gove that the deal between the UK and the EU is not legally binding.
Nigel Farage has argued that the EU is a millstone around Britain’s neck when it comes to trade.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor in Economics and Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Enterprise Policy, Heriot-Watt University
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Researcher in Transport Policy and Governance, UCL
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Directeur d'ESPOL, Professeur de Science Politique, Institut catholique de Lille (ICL)
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Lecturer in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Reader in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Emeritus Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge
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Principal Lecturer, College of Business Law & Social Sciences, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Law, King's College London
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Lecturer in Transport Economics, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Emeritus Professor (Law), University of Sussex