Economy, Business & Finance
Do asset sales save the government money?
George Osborne found £4.5 billion in savings to be made by the government, including asset sales. Do asset sales count as savings? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
George Osborne found £4.5 billion in savings to be made by the government, including asset sales. Do asset sales count as savings? Read
Immigration
A number of outlets are claiming that the UK has taken in so few Syrian refugees that you could fit them all on a tube train. This is wrong. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's been widely claimed that thousands of people died within weeks of being found "fit for work". This is wrong. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Shadow Chancellor says that the share of jobs classed as high-skilled fell in 2014. What's happening over the longer term? Read
Europe
Comparisons are tricky, but it seems that the UK gives asylum seekers less cash support than many other European countries, adjusted for living costs. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government is scrapping maintenance grants, replacing them with larger loans. What effect will this have? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions says that less than 6% of JSA claimants are sanctioned. An FOI request found a figure of 18%. Which is right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister has said that on average, a woman earns about 80p for every £1 earned by a man. Is he right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The now-defunct Kids Company claimed to be helping 36,000 people in 2015—the same number it claimed to help in 2011. Does this add up? Read