Don’t believe the hype about economic good news
The government has been quick to seize on the positives, but the longer-term picture is less rosy.
Leavers’ promises rapidly unravel
Before the dust had settled on the referendum result, Brexiteers were wriggling out of pledges on migration and the NHS.
Fear, not hope: Leave camp’s principal tactic
Brexiteers scream scaremongering when anybody highlights risks of Leave. Our audit shows its Project Fear is more lurid and not fact-based.
Brexiteers’ not very scary VAT scare story
Vote Leave says EU will abolish zero and reduced rates of VAT, costing households £2,600. EU has actually proposed extending reduced rates.
Farage’s “victim” of hatred comment ill-judged
Instead of backing away from inflammatory “breaking point” poster, UKIP boss claimed he was a victim.
Vote Leave “Facts” Leaflet – checked
Brexiteers’ “official information” now dropping on doormats strays far from reality - we unpick main claims.
Brexiteers’ funding promise worthless, it expires in 2020
Vote Leave’s pledge of continued EU payments is only for four years - when we may still be in EU. After that, funding vulnerable to chop.
EU help, not hindrance, in fighting tax avoidance
Billion-pound figures quoted by Brexiteers are gross distortions - EU membership makes us better able to take on multinationals.
10 questions Leave campaigners haven’t answered
Voters haven’t been told what Brexit involves for migration, public spending, trade, crime, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Even Gove’s facts on Turkey are misleading
Vote Leave frontman backs up his anti-Turkey argument with genuine facts - all carefully selected to support his case, naturally.
Wollaston puts bomb under Vote Leave’s post-truth politics
Former Brexiteer slams Leave camp’s “shameful” claims about NHS and “financial lie” that we send EU £350m/week. But will Vote Leave listen?
Leave camp makes “criminal” error on deportations...
Vote Leave says “European Court has prevented us deporting” 50 criminals. In each case, it was British tribunals that stopped deportation.