Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: What’s happened to wages since 2010
In our fifth and final piece we look at what's happened to wages since 2010. Read
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Abbas Panjwani
Fact Checker (former)
Abbas joined Full Fact in 2018. Before this, he worked as a social researcher, collecting quantitative and qualitative research to help inform policy development and evaluation for government departments and other public bodies. Most recently he worked as research manager at Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator, and has also worked on projects for BIS, the Home Office and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Is employment up only because of zero hours contracts?
In our fourth piece of this series we look at the claim that employment is only up since 2010 because of zero hours jobs. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Is work being spread more thinly?
In our third piece of this series, we look at whether the employment rate is high because people working one hour a week are included as employed. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: How is it defined and why does that matter?
In our second piece of this series, we look at the definition of employment. Lots of people think that the government changes the definition of unemployment, so you can’t compare figures over time. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Can you trust employment statistics?
The debate around employment and earnings can be confusing and combative. Our new series explains the facts. Read
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Europe
Labour MP’s Brexit poll is meaningless
Tom Watson MP found in a poll that 84% of Labour members back a vote by members to decide the party’s future Brexit policy. But there are a number of flaws with the poll which make the results effecti Read
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Immigration
Inaccuracies spreading about UN migration pact
Much criticism has been directed towards the UN’s new migration agreement. A lot of the criticism is inaccurate. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
How accurate have Brexit forecasts been since the referendum?
Revisions to economic forecasts after the Brexit vote proved to be fairly accurate in the medium term, though less so in the short term. Read
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Europe
How long will we be paying the divorce bill?
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on Brexit, answering your questions about Brexit and the latest negotiations between the UK and the EU. Read
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Europe
Will there still be a transition period if we leave with no deal?
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on Brexit, answering your questions about Brexit and the latest negotiations between the UK and the EU. Read
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