Author Archives: WeRaven

‘Free Morrisons food box’ offer is fake

A post from a Facebook account purporting to be an official page for Morrisons claims that every person who comments on or shares the post is eligible to receive a free food box worth £35 and a voucher worth £15.  This is not true. The page is not affiliated with the official Morrisons brand, and… Read More »

What the National Insurance rise means for the tax burden

The government has recently announced plans to raise National Insurance by 2.5 percentage points for employees (split between employers and their staff) and 1.25 percentage points for the self-employed. Following this, the press has reported that the move would take the tax burden to the highest level in quite some time.  But there was some… Read More »

A survey of diversity in children’s books is flawed

A study revealed just 10% of publications had characters from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. BBC News, 25 August 2021. A BBC News article reports that 10% of children’s books in 2019 had characters from ethnic minority backgrounds. This figure comes from flawed research by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE).… Read More »

No evidence one million people legally moved to Britain in 2020/2021

A post published on Facebook by student political organisation Turning Point UK (TPUK) claims that one million “legal migrants” came to Britain in the years 2020 and 2021, and raises concerns about pressures on housing, education and healthcare services.  However, the central claim of one million migrants coming to Britain in those years is unsubstantiated… Read More »

How soon after childbirth can you have a Covid-19 vaccine?

We have been asked by readers how long somebody should wait after giving birth before having a Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccines are recommended at any stage of pregnancy or any time following childbirth.  The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) guidance states that “Women in the immediate postpartum period should be offered vaccination in… Read More »

Germany has not stopped using Covid-19 vaccines

A Facebook post claims the German government has halted the use of Covid-19 vaccines, saying they are unsafe.  The post states there has been a two week “pause” of licensing of the drugs so the government can “reflect on damages being caused to their people”.  Some of the claims in the post are mentioned in… Read More »