Labour candidate Kay Tart took questions from the public alongside other candidates in the General Election this week, at a hustings event arranged by Churches Together in Hitchin. If you couldn’t make it, why not check out the recording from local TV firm Hitchin TV.

This article was written by David Josephs, chair of Hitchin and Harpenden Labour Party. Labour’s manifesto is undeniably ambitious, and predictably, its launch saw many commentators shriek hysterically at the cost of that ambition. But what are the facts behind the headlines? Here we consider some of the most common…