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Education and jobs in NI: Does Derry/Londonderry have the lowest employment rate in NI?
4 May 2026
In a 21 April article for the Belfast Telegraph, journalist and policy expert Paul Gosling claimed that: “Derry has Northern Ireland’s lowest employment rate alongside
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Employment in NI: Do over 18,000 people regularly cross the border for work?
17 December 2025
On 24 November, the Assembly debated a motion noting the latest Joint Census publication covering all of Ireland. The motion was tabled by Sinn Féin
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Labour market in NI: Does NI have the lowest unemployment on these islands?
28 November 2025
During a discussion on BBC Radio Ulster show Talk Back on 21 October, UUP MLA Jon Burrows claimed: “Sometimes we need to remember that Northern Articles
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Employment in NI: Does Northern Ireland have the largest disability employment gap in the UK?
7 November 2025
During an Assembly debate on 30 September about the skills gap between young people and businesses, Alliance Party MLA Michelle Guy claimed: “Northern Ireland continues
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Is full-time paid maternity leave in the UK one of the lowest in Europe?
7 May 2021
This claim is accurate. In an OECD report, the UK ranked 9th lowest of 33 European countries for “full-rate equivalent” paid maternity leave. Including home
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Does the tech sector employ 26% of the workforce in Belfast?
17 September 2020
The newspaper article misinterprets the Tech Nation “Jobs and Skills Report 2020”, which states that for Belfast, from June to August 2020, 26% of job
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Did DUP MPs vote against pay rises for nurses, firefighters, and police officers?
15 November 2019
On 28 June 2017, all 10 DUP MPs voted against an amendment on the Queen’s Speech, to end the public sector pay cap. On 13
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Were 1,900 jobs created by Belfast City Council?
21 December 2018
This claim is inaccurate. 420 new jobs created plus 447 job vacancies filled. An unknown number of new jobs have been created from council’s City
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Are one in five PSNI new constables Catholic?
17 October 2018
The claim is only accurate for years 2013 to 2015. PSNI composition In 1999, when 8.3% of police officers were Catholics, the Independent Commission for
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How much do MLAs earn (or not)?
21 October 2017
The claim is accurate. The annual salary of an MLA is £49,500. For the period covered by the claim (13/3-13/9/2017), MLAs received a combined estimate
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Is the Northern Ireland workforce 50-50 Protestant-Catholic?
11 May 2016
This claim is unsubstantiated. Recent data show a marked increase of Catholics in the workforce, to nearly as many of Protestants. However, the margin of
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