Which is the real budget? How to find the real budget in the spending review.
As Whitehall departments unveil their action plans for reform, how can we check if the departments are sticking to their budgets? Continue reading...
View ArticleGovernment spending over £25,000: Information is Beautiful on the bean...
Government spending data released today shows what gets spent on every item of government spending, from the smallest to the biggest• Download the data and explore it with our new appContinue reading...
View ArticleCoalition six months on – what pledges have been broken? | Simon Jeffery
Since the summer we have been tracking the promises the Conservative-Lib Dem government have made – how is the coalition doing so far?• Get the data• Go to pledge trackerContinue reading...
View ArticlePublic data corporation: the end of our world, or just the beginning?
The Public Data Corporation was only announced two days ago and already data campaigners are concerned Continue reading...
View ArticleCouncil job cuts
Labour councillor Pete Robbins talk us through how he sees the council job cuts data• Get the dataContinue reading...
View ArticleStrikes data: how many is Vince Cable trying to clamp down on?
How right is Vince Cable to be worried about strikes in Britain? Simon Briscoe of Timetric looks at the data Continue reading...
View ArticleUK government open data: good bad or dangerous? Tell us what you think
Cabinet Secretary Francis Maude is launching a major consultation today on the UK government's open data programme. What do you think of it so far? Continue reading...
View ArticleLinks between government and business: full data
The extent of links between government, corporations and interest groups can at least partially be revealed by the data• Get the dataContinue reading...
View ArticleElection 2012: full council by council results
Download the full local election results, council by council here and explore them for yourself• Get the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the GuardianContinue reading...
View ArticleGovernment data PDF enthusiasts will be 'dealt with', says Maude
Most government departments breaching Coalition's own transparency rules• More data journalism and data visualisations from the GuardianContinue reading...
View ArticleTracking the coalition's progress with five key charts
The coalition government is half way through its five year term. Is it on track to fulfill its pledges? Check its progress in five simple charts• Get the data• More data journalism and data...
View ArticleU-turns: is this the most indecisive government ever? Help us crowdsource the...
Or was it Gordon Brown's or Tony Blair's? We want the Datablog U-Turn index to be the ultimate guide to government climb-downs. Can you help?• Find the u-turn• Download the data• More data journalism...
View ArticleIs the weather worse under the Coalition government? Visualised
How does the weather under the Tory/Lib Dem coalition compare to previous administrations?• Download the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the GuardianContinue reading...
View ArticleDoes the minimum wage keep up with the cost of living?
The minimum wage has risen below the rate of inflation since 2009 and this trend looks set to continue with the 12p increase announced today.• Get the data• More data journalism and data visualisations...
View ArticleDeficit, national debt and government borrowing - how has it changed since 1946?
How bad is the deficit really? We bring you all the data going back to the 1940s• Get the dataContinue reading...
View ArticleExplained: how is it possible to triple tuition fees and raise no extra cash?
Official estimates suggest repayment levels of new £9,000 fees are so low that they may raise no extra cash. We explain how the student loans system works, and how this can happenContinue reading...
View ArticleMaria Miller makes it six cabinet minister resignations under Cameron
Maria Miller's resignation makes her the sixth cabinet minister in the Coalition government to step down from her duties. How does the stability of David Cameron's government compare to Gordon...
View ArticleCabinet reshuffle: breakdown by gender, education and age
David Cameron has reshuffled his cabinet with less than a year until the election. How has it changed in terms of its makeup?Continue reading...
View ArticleWhat UK government departments do - in charts
Find out how many bills each department has passed since the coalition came to power and which parts of the country they overseeContinue reading...
View ArticleFive things we can learn from Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box
Do young people struggle to engage with politics? And why do ethnic minorities vote Labour? Here are the answers according to a political book attempting to shed light on such questionsContinue reading...
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