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
As the International Development Committee publishes its Global Food Security report, claims that we're always just days away from food shortages may have caught readers' eyes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
600,000 pensioners would be affected by Labour's new commitment to abolish Winter Fuel Payments for high earners, say today's papers. Read
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MPs plan to question Ministers from the Department for Work and Pensions about its media handling of benefit statistics. This follows Iain Duncan Smith's claims last month about the success … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Last month the Chancellor George Osborne boldly announced: "This month, 9 out of 10 working households will be better off as a result of the changes we are making... And … Read
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OPINION: Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote last month that "survey after survey has revealed disturbing historical ignorance, with one teenager in five believing Winston Churchill was a fictional character while … Read
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Boris Johnson argues in the Telegraph that British workers are lazy compared to their Germans counterpart. Does he have a point? Read
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What does the future hold for Heathrow? Today the Transport Committee recommends expansion despite objections from the London mayor Boris Johnson. Are its proposals just blue sky thinking? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This morning we heard the Queen set out the Government's plans in her speech in the House of Lords. The 2013-14 parliamentary session was opened with the announcement of 19 … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the Queen oversees another state opening of Parliament, one of the Government's planned bills will introduce reforms to the pensions system. But what benefits will they achieve? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As the local elections take place across parts of the country, it's claimed that our tendency not to vote might be a rational one. So how much say does your council have over money spent locally? Read
