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 Prime Minister claimed the UK is forecast to have better growth than Italy, France and Germany—but this is only true when looking at long-term projections. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The £9,000 figure he quoted is actually a consultancy estimate apparently showing the extra savings required for a first-time buyer’s “typical” deposit by 2030. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey claimed his is “the only party” calling for spending on foreign aid to be restored to 0.7% of Gross National Income. Read
The rate reached its lowest level last summer but has been rising ever since. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A column by former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith was corrected after we contacted the MP about the error. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister claimed house building has hit a record high under the current government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative Party claims that Labour has pledged £90 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments. We’ve looked into how it reached this figure. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Junior doctors are asking for a pay rise of about 35%—not 26%, which is how much their union says their pay has fallen by since 2008-9. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The list, which has been retweeted by a Labour MP, shows wholesale prices of electricity for a single hour in December 2022. Read
This figure represents an old estimate of the likely cost to the Treasury. The cost to the economy cannot be reliably measured. Read
