World Trade Center 7 didn’t collapse for ‘no apparent reason'
WEBSep 16, 2021 · A nearby building did collapse on 9/11 despite not being hit by a plane, due to a complex process of structural failures caused by fire.
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Labour and Conservative records on the national debt – Full Fact
WEBMay 16, 2017 · Public sector net debt was £347 billion in 1996/97, the year before Labour came into office, and £1,011 billion in 2009/10, their last financial year in power. That’s a cash terms rise of 191% over 13 years, which compares to a 71% rise over seven years with Conservative Chancellors between 2009/10 and 2016/17.
How does the UK’s GDP growth compare with other majo
WEBMay 23, 2024 · The UK economy has also recovered more slowly following the Covid-19 pandemic than most other G7 countries (though the House of Commons Library notes that this data is “not 100% comparable” due to differences in how output in the education and health sectors was calculated in the UK).. UK GDP growth in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 (the last full period ...
The Nazis were not socialists – Full Fact
WEBSep 25, 2019 · The Nazis were socialists. Our verdict. While their name did include the word “socialist”, their policies and treatment of left-wing opponents show they were not socialists in any meaningful sense. Multiple posts on social media have claimed that the Nazi party were socialists, due to their full name—the National Socialist German Workers ...
Why do immigrants come to the UK? – Full Fact
WEBWork is currently the main reason for immigration to the UK. The most common reason non-British citizens reported for coming to the UK in 2016 was work. About 226,000 (50%) came for work, followed by those who came for study (124,000 or 27%). Family reasons for migrating were reported by 77,000 or 17% of migrants.
Who gets more, pensioners or refugees? – Full Fact
WEBApr 19, 2018 · What was claimed. Illegal immigrants or refugees living in Britain get a total yearly benefit of £29,900. Our verdict. Illegal immigrants cannot collect benefits, and refugees can on the same basis as UK nationals once their request for asylum is granted—but this figure is unusually high. British old …
UK spending on foreign aid – Full Fact
WEBIn 2016, the UK spent £13.4 billion on overseas aid, in line with the 0.7% target. Because the UK economy is set to get bigger over the next few years the real value of development aid spending is expected to increase. By 2021 we could be spending about £14.5 billion, based on the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts and in 2016 prices.
Keir Starmer led the CPS when it did not charge Jimmy Savile, but …
WEBJun 26, 2020 · Since the election of Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party earlier this year, there has been a lot of discussion online and in the media about the role Mr Starmer played in the Jimmy Savile scandal and the decision not to prosecute him in 2009. Our readers have asked us to look into this. Mr Starmer was head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when the decision not to prosecute ...
Red Cross documents do not undermine official Holocaust deat
WEBFeb 28, 2019 · Red Cross documents do not support the false claim that far fewer than six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. An anti-Semitic viral article posted on Facebook claimed that Red Cross documentation showed 271,000 people died in Nazi concentration camps, rather than the widely accepted figure of around six million.. As “evidence”, the article includes a 1979 document which it ...