Economy, Business & Finance
Was Harry and Meghan’s home renovated with taxpayer money?
Renovations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s home were paid for out of public money. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
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
Labour's record on inequality and social mobility: 1997 to 2010
In a video on Labour's inequality record Tony Blair lists statistics on topics from the NHS to poverty. The figures are all broadly correct, but also don't include overall income inequality. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Counting Esther McVey’s record on employment
Since 2010, when the Conservatives entered government, employment levels have increased by 3.7 million. That can’t necessarily be attributed to any specific government policies. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Was foreign aid money spent on an airport that doesn’t run flights?
St Helena airport didn’t run commercial flights between its opening in May 2016 and October 2017, but now runs flights to Ascension Island and South Africa. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
UK-US trading and investment: a special relationship
We factchecked claims made by Theresa May and Donald Trump during the latter’s recent state visit and found they were correct. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What happened to council funding, welfare spending and police numbers under the Coalition?
Andrew Marr correctly quoted a number of figures on reductions in welfare spending, council funding and police numbers under the Coalition, during an interview on his show. Read
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Europe
The UK won’t have to adopt the Euro by 2020
Even if the UK is still in the EU next year, the Lisbon treaty does not force it to adopt the Euro. The UK has an opt-out from this. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What is the UK’s public debt?
In May 2010, when the Conservative-led coalition came to power, the national debt was £1.03 trillion. As of March 2019 it had risen to £1.80 trillion. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Do Conservative councils charge £100 less tax than Labour or Liberal Democrat councils?
The Conservatives’ claim they charge less council tax than Labour is pretty meaningless. It’s based on a flawed method. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Have the most deprived councils seen the biggest reductions in funding?
Nine of the ten most deprived council areas in this country have seen cuts that are almost three times the average of any other council. Read
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