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Another way of looking at the jobs boom

The number of unemployed people competing for each vacancy is now back to pre-crash levels.

By Peter Hoskin | 18 June 2015 at 11:00 am | 4 comments

The obliviousness of the oil markets

The Chancellor has foregone £billions in fuel duty revenues since 2010. But petrol prices have climbed and fallen regardless.

By Peter Hoskin | 16 June 2015 at 11:00 am | 7 comments

The banks have imposed a levy on themselves – through their own malpractice

In the last five years, fines totalling £3 billion have been taken from the banks.

By Peter Hoskin | 11 June 2015 at 11:00 am | 7 comments

The horrible numbers behind Mercer’s powerful maiden speech

The suicides of six servicemen were announced last year, but, sadly, we don’t know the equivalent figure for veterans.

By Peter Hoskin | 9 June 2015 at 11:25 am | 3 comments

The death sentence hasn’t been totally abolished

Suicide rates among prisoners are almost ten times higher than among the rest of the population.

By Peter Hoskin | 4 June 2015 at 11:15 am | 12 comments

How Blair and Miliband stood out from their predecessors

To The Point returns to Labour’s past leadership elections.

By Peter Hoskin | 2 June 2015 at 11:00 am | 25 comments

Sorry, Mel Gibson, Braveheart didn’t win it for the Nats

Support for the SNP and independence stayed the same before and after the film’s release.

By Peter Hoskin | 28 May 2015 at 11:12 am | 28 comments

How Blair avoided the unions’ kiss of death

Unlike every other victorious Labour leadership candidate of the past 30 years, he drew most of his support from party members and MPs.

By Peter Hoskin | 26 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 9 comments

The demands of an ageing prison population

Over-60s are the fastest growing demographic behind bars.

By Peter Hoskin | 21 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 9 comments

Train travel is on the rise. But where is it going?

It’s a question that Parliamentarians will have wrestle with for the next five years and beyond.

By Peter Hoskin | 19 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 13 comments

How Scotland beat the other countries at voting

Did last year’s referendum encourage young people to back the SNP?

By Peter Hoskin | 14 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 3 comments

Conservatives added to their vote even in the seats they lost

It was an election of steady progress for the Tories. Meanwhile, Labour gained big and lost big.

By Peter Hoskin | 13 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 18 comments

Let’s not get carried away. The Conservatives only won over a quarter of all potential voters.

This is the consequence of declining turnout and less support for the two main parties.

By Peter Hoskin | 12 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 48 comments

We don’t vote equally

Turnout varies wildly between constituencies. What could that mean in a close election?

By Peter Hoskin | 7 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 4 comments

The rise of postal voting (and what it means)

Could the system be creating new imbalances in our politics?

By Peter Hoskin | 5 May 2015 at 11:00 am | 46 comments

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