How to satisfy the sleepyheads on national newsdesks
Some newspapers today ran a “survey” showing that we get too little sleep – just six hours seven minutes a night.
Daily Express
Speeding to false conclusions
Swindon is celebrating a year without speed cameras by announcing a drop in fatal accidents, but don’t get over-excited.
Confused messages about immigration
Had you flicked through last week's papers, you would be forgiven for thinking that Britain's population is certain to hit 70 million within 25 years.
Fewer kids drinking - but don't hold the front page
A string of newspapers lamented the excesses of the young in response to an NHS report detailing their illicit activities.
Immigration, or the end of life as we know it
A survey by YouGov, commissioned by the Optimum Population Trust , provides a brilliant example of how a less than totally neutral survey and poor reporting deliver quite a story.
Who's living in my social housing?
The rise of the British National Party has been attributed in part to claims that immigants are getting favourable access to social housing. The Equality and Human Rights Commission set out to investigate the claims, and concluded that they are a myth.
