Economy, Business & Finance
It’s true that the UK government takes a higher proportion of GDP and a higher proportion of tax revenue in property taxes than any other developed country. It's not clear how much that tells us. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The gap between what the Scottish government spends and what it collects in taxes is higher than the rest of the UK. So at the moment, Scotland’s public finances benefit from fiscal union. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We don’t know how many have been hired, fired or quit—however you define a “foreigner”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s true that there’s a significant gap between London and other UK cities, but so far we haven’t seen an analysis wide-ranging enough to support the claim that it’s greater than all other major econ Read
Health
The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read
Europe
The EU has 48 trade agreements with other countries, which go beyond World Trade Organisation rules. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Inflation is at a two year high, but saying that it’s “soaring” is a bit of a stretch. Read
Crime
After the referendum, there was a sharp increase in the number of hate crimes that were recorded by the police. Read
Health
Perhaps £11.7 billion was spent on mental health in 2014/15, or perhaps not. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s correct that the IMF has said that in 2015 the pound was overvalued by between 5 and 20%. But it’s open to debate whether it’s undervalued right now. Read
