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 broadcaster is publicly owned, but pays for itself through commercial operations. Its borrowing counts as public debt, but that doesn’t mean the taxpayer pays for it in the usual sense. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At PMQs the Prime Minister claimed the number of people in work had returned to pre-pandemic levels. This is true only for payrolled employees, not all workers. Read
Health
Health accounts for around 20% of day-to-day public spending, not 40%. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor announced departmental spending during this Parliament would increase by the largest amount this century. Our calculations show spending increased more each year from 2001-2005. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Manufacturers can continue to export to Britain, as long as they renew their accreditation by 7 January 2022. Read
Europe
The UK accounts for 69% of the EU’s goods trade surplus—but that’s a figure which could be misleading unless you understand exactly how it’s calculated. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The tweet misunderstood what the Chancellor said. Read
A photo of a lorry stuck in Bristol harbour has been used to, wrongly, claim that HGV drivers won’t be tested on reversing. Read
The use of coins and banknotes is declining, but the government and the central bank have no plans to stop issuing them. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A Facebook post claiming England has kept Scottish taxes ignores the money spent by the UK government for or in Scotland. Read
