How many prime ministers have there been in your lifetime? I’ve made a handy chart for those born since 1926…
Georgina Lee
@georginalee.bsky.social
FactCheck and Data News Editor at Channel 4 News. I cover UK and US politics, economics, the NHS, crime and justice, the environment, immigration, Israel Gaza, Ukraine Russia, and misinformation.
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Is the failure of the assisted dying bill — after months stuck in the Lords — unconstitutional? I’ve been speaking to some of Britain’s leading constitutional experts for my latest FactCheck: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
FactCheck: why did assisted dying bill fail and is that constitutional?
We’ve spoken to leading constitutional experts.
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NEW: I've crunched the stats and these are the places that could have highest proportion of mansion tax payers after today's #budget. In Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea, more than a quarter of homes sold in the last three years were worth over £2m.
Delighted to welcome Tami Hoffman, Director of Public Policy @theguardian.com to our stellar panel @georginalee.bsky.social FactCheck & Data News Editor @channel4news.bsky.social, Dr Manny Ahmed Founder & CEO @openorigins.bsky.social. Join us at The Frontline Club, London, Tues 23 Sept at 7pm.
An expert panel discussion is coming to the home of independent journalism in London, @frontlineclub inc @georginalee.bsky.social 🤩 Tuesday 23 Sept, 7pm. Get your tickets here 🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-tackling-fake-news-misinformation-tickets-1517411501649?aff=oddtdtcreator
I’m looking forward to talking all things misinformation with @rorypecktrust.bsky.social at the Frontline Club on 23 September!
Rory Peck Trust@rorypecktrust.bsky.social · last yr.A stellar panel inc Emmy-winning journalist Jon Williams (also our Director)😃, Dr Manny Ahmed from @OpenOrigins & Channel 4 News' Georgina Lee will be discussing how to tackle Misinformation and Fake News @frontlineclub on September 23rd. Book your ticket asap! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
✨Career highlight✨ I was lucky enough to attend this year’s BAFTAs on Sunday, cheering on TWO nominations for @channel4news.bsky.social — including one for a story I worked on: Undercover Inside Reform’s Campaign. No home win on this occasion but an incredible night with fantastic colleagues.
How many election promises has Donald Trump kept in his first 100 days? You can find out at our new web platform, launching today: TrumpTracker. There you'll hear him make his pledges and read verdicts on his progress against each one from the FactCheck team. channel4.com/trump
TrumpTracker: What Donald Trump promised in 2024, and what he’s done so far
Donald Trump made dozens of promises in the 2024 election campaign. So, how much has he achieved — or not — so far in his second term?
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Very exciting that a story I worked on - Undercover Inside Reform's Campaign - has been nominated for a BAFTA. And with two of three nominations going to @channel4news.bsky.social, fingers crossed for a home team win!
You can find out what's happening in your local hospital with our brand new tool, NurseCheck. Head to: channel4.com/nursecheck
FactCheck reveals: England’s missing nurses
These are the secret NHS files you weren’t supposed to see.
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BREAKING: After a ten-month battle our FactCheck team has obtained NHS data revealing 1 in 3 of England's hospitals are missing at least 10% of their planned-for nurses across their wards.
I'm very pleased to be featured in this @reutersinstitute.bsky.social / @ox.ac.uk report by the BBC's Tom Edginton. We discussed the history of the Channel 4 News FactCheck team here at ITN, and the future of fact-checking. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
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New data from the Office for National Statistics tells us about murder victims and perpetrators. Perhaps the most shocking finding is that babies under 1 year are the single age group most at risk of homicide. These horrific crimes happen to 20 in every million babies.
More than half of British men say they could fully or partially explain what crypto is - compared to only a 35% of women. [Data was released a few days ago by the ONS]
Astonishing data from Scotland today reveals how women are much more likely than men to be providing unpaid care. A thread on what I've found in the official stats: 1. Women aged 25 to 34 are 80% more likely than men of the same age to be unpaid carers.
How many people wait longer than 12 hours on a trolley after doctors have decided to admit them to hospital? In December 2011, this happened to 4 patients in England's NHS. In December 2024, it happened to 54,207 patients.
🚨NEW NHS ENGLAND DATA🚨 Nearly 680,000 people waited over four hours in A&E last month - up 30,000 since November. That's more than NINE TIMES higher than in December 2011.
How many elective care cases* are still waiting for treatment 18 weeks after being referred by a GP? In 2007, when records began under the last Labour government, it was 1.8 million. In 2010, when the Coalition took office, it was 210,000. In the latest stats - October 2024 - it's 3.1 million.
🚨 NEW NHS stats show flu positivity rates rocketing among 5 to 14-year-olds, as well as younger adults 🚨
🚨 NEW stats reveal the flu crisis hitting the NHS this winter 🚨 The proportion of tests coming back positive for flu - a good proxy for the rate of flu in the wider population - is already much higher than it was this time last year.
NEW: Average UK electricity bills have more than doubled in twenty years - even though consumption has dropped 25%.
NEW: Which areas of Britain have seen the biggest rises in house prices in the last 20 years? Top of today's list are: 🏠 SHETLAND ⬆️316% since 2004 🏠 ORKNEY ⬆️193% 🏠 PENDLE ⬆️171% 🏠 HACKNEY ⬆️169% 🏠 MANCHESTER ⬆️165% 🏠 WALTHAM FOREST ⬆️162%
NEW: The average FIRST TIME BUYER in Kensington & Chelsea is paying £966,344 to get on the housing ladder. That's the most expensive area in Britain for FTBs, followed by: 🏠Westminster (£873,912) 🏠City of London (£731,332) 🏠Camden (£677,607)
NEW data out this week reveals the places where locals were most likely to sponsor a Ukrainian through the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As of September, the top three were: ◾ Kensington ◾ Derbyshire Dales ◾ Merton (SW London)
