Economy, Business & Finance
Budget forecasts: take them with a pinch of salt
Predicting the future is hard—but forecasts are useful for policy makers. Read
Analysis
Analysis
Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims on the EU's share of the world economy, whether nurses are taking second jobs, austerity, the number of children using food banks, and unemployment. Read
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Health
The number of nurses and midwives in the UK
How many nurses work in the UK and what kind of work do they do? We took a look. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked the panel's claims on police officer numbers in London, home ownership, unemployment in the Eurozone and living standards since the Napoleonic wars. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Tax dodging: how big is the problem?
The government says the tax gap is £34 billion. Other estimates go as high as £122 billion. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims about sexual violence and domestic abuse, whether Scotland can recognise Catalonian independence, the law surrounding smacking children, and the Scottish budget deficit. Read
Analysis
Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
Prime Minister’s Questions today ranged from taxing the super rich, tax avoidance, debt interest and shared parental leave. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We've factchecked the panel's claims on EU tariffs, the economy since the EU referendum, access to Oxbridge and drone strikes in Syria. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We've factchecked the panel's claims on Universal Credit, food banks, Labour's policy on a 'no deal' Brexit and more. Read
Analysis
Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
Prime Minister’s Questions today ranged from debt among young people; what the recent OECD report said about the UK economy; and the Universal Credit roll out. Read
Analysis