Labour party manifesto launch, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
Analysis
Analysis
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Economy, Business & Finance
How have wages changed over the past decade?
The UK average weekly wage has fallen from around £540 to £520 in real terms over the past 10 years. Wages have levelled off since 2016. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Fifty years of income inequality
We're richer than we were 55 years ago and fewer people live on very low incomes. But the gap between rich and poor has widened, and income inequality is generally higher. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims on nurses using foodbanks, the national debt, railways, and university applications. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
If politicians talk about the rich, always ask who they mean
What does "rich" actually mean? And how rich is "rich"? There are wealthy individuals with low incomes, and there are high-income people who have accumulated little wealth. Read
Analysis
Democratic deficit? The rules on election spending
The Conservative Party has been under investigation by the Electoral Commission, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service over election spending. Why? Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims including how much the NHS spends on private providers, the EU "divorce bill" and what the "rape clause" is. Read
Analysis
Why local elections are not useful indicators of national votes
Polling expert Anthony Wells cautions against reading too much into the local election results, ahead of the general election in June. Read
Analysis
Immigration
The net migration target and the 2017 election
Since 2010, the centrepiece of UK migration policy has been the net migration target, which aims to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims on public support for a "hard Brexit", pensioner incomes, pensioner poverty, and food banks. Read
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