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Theresa May claims the Conservatives have historically been a party of low taxes. Is she right?
We asked two experts in youth politics to check the claim that has been circulating on social media.
Labour has pledged to raise the rate of corporation tax to 26% by 2020. How much could this raise?
We asked two academics to check Jeremy Hunt’s figures.
The Conservatives claim the energy market is broken. Are they right?
‘Per pupil expenditure’ is where the real story lies.
Diesel engines have been demonised for their emissions but the technology has already cleaned up its act.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claims they do. Two academics assessed the facts.
The Conversation asked two experts to look at the data.
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.
Vote Leave claims the EU is the slowest growing area in the world. Are they right?
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.
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Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Emeritus Professor in Economics and Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor in Economics, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Applied Economics, Birkbeck, University of London
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Assistant Professor, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Enterprise Policy, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor in the Department of Economics, UCL
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Professor of Employment Relations and Director of the Work, Organisation and Employment Relations Research Centre (WOERRC), University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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Professor in the School of Economics, University of Surrey