We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
The House of Lords has been discussing whether, under the 'Salisbury Convention', it's obliged to pass the Energy Bill because it emerged from the Conservative manifesto. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Six million jobs were paid at below the living wage in 2014, according to ONS figures. But that doesn't mean six million individual workers were. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Based on guaranteed fixed prices, new nuclear power is expected to be cheaper than offshore wind but more expensive than onshore wind. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative election manifesto was ambiguous on what it meant by ending "any new public subsidy" for onshore wind farms. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Factchecking some of the claims we noticed in this week's Prime Minister's Questions. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Jeremy Corbyn has said upcoming changes to tax credits will cost working families £1,300 next year. We've taken a look at how that figure was arrived at. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Do taxes on cigarettes bring in enough revenue to cover what smoking costs the government? It's complicated. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The industry body Oil & Gas UK's latest estimate is 375,000 jobs. These figures are uncertain and don't just include direct employment in the industry. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At the moment it's possible for some types of working households to get over £10,000 in in-work benefits, including people from the European Economic Area. Read
Europe
David Cameron has given his first speech to the Conservative party conference as PM of a Conservative majority. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
