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.
Education
About 8 million working age adults have 'below-functional' numeracy skills and about 5 million have 'below-functional' literacy skills in England. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We usually measure the performance of the UK economy by looking at Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This measures the value of all the final goods and services produced within the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Most of the government's tax revenue comes from income tax, national Insurance and VAT. In 2015/16, most UK taxpayers don't have to pay tax on the first £10,600 of their … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have published their election manifesto. We've taken a look at their claims on the economy, jobs, taxes, and the NHS, taken from David Cameron's speech as the manifesto … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Labour Party has made its case for winning the next election, launching its manifesto today. We've looked at their claims on borrowing, job insecurity, house building, immigration and social … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto. We've checked their claims on the economy, health spending, mental health and apprenticeships, taken from Nick Clegg's speech at the manifesto launch, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"We inherited a deficit forecast to be worse than Greece's" — David Cameron, 26 March 2015 "The budget deficit was forecast to be bigger than the budget deficit in Greece" … Read
Europe
UKIP pitched up in Thurrock today, where Nigel Farage and Suzanne Evans delivered speeches launching the party's general election manifesto. We've looked at some of the headline claims on Europe, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There are now just over 31 million people in work. 73.4% of people aged 16-64 are employed, the highest rate since records began. And 1.84 million people are unemployed, giving … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The deficit measures the gap between money going into government, and money going out. If the government spends more than it receives, it is in deficit. Otherwise it is in … Read
