Monthly Archives: April 2017

First off, the article never gives a precise number as to how many people have apparently stopped using the national lottery. Furthermore, there is no mention as to how this data was acquired and we can be pretty sure they … Continue reading →

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2586229/shattered-kids-are-working-more-than-46-hours-a-week-survey-finds/ Critique:  The figure of 46 hours working a week provided in the headline is incorrect since the data from the survey, commissioned by centre parks, actually shows that 46 hours is the average weekly time spent by participants … Continue reading →

In a study carried out by the International rescue committee, the president of the committee, George Rupp said ‘The conflict and its aftermath, in terms of fatalities, surpass any other since the second world war,’ he went onto say ‘Congo’s … Continue reading →

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/councils-issue-more-than-88m-worth-unauthorised-school-absence-jon-platt-term-time-holiday-fines-a7671076.html After checking all the statistics, the article shows a realistic view of the number of unauthorised absences within the 145 councils researched. The article gives a very details account to why there has been a change in policy towards … Continue reading →

This article was posted on the 27th March 2017 by the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39380529 A recent story in the news about a parent wanting to take their child on holiday during term-time has resulted in this article being published. The headline … Continue reading →

This article is fundamentally flawed on a number of counts. Firstly, the headline is grossly misleading as, where it states ‘mental health issues’, the findings actually found that the students had mental health ‘worries’ instead. This is important as the … Continue reading →

A survey was conducted by YouGov which had asked people across the UK, “Do you think life is fair or not fair?” whereby out of the sampled 1,660 people, 25% had supported the notion that life is fair. The headline … Continue reading →

“Health service staff have received a one per cent pay rise but inflation is at 2.3 per cent” The news report that I have chosen to analysis is based around the NHS pay cuts which have left nurses struggling to make enough … Continue reading →

According to an article on the Daily Mail the use of electric shock therapy has been increasing in England, with an increase of 11% in the last four years and the number of treatments per patient rising from 9.6 to … Continue reading →

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/14/opposite-sex-marriages-increase-ons-divorce-remarriage The headline suggests that marriages among people over 65 increase by nearly half which is reflected in the statistics shown in the article that between 2009 and 2014, there was a 47% increase in the opposite sex marriage rate … Continue reading →