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.
On Tuesday night, the latest televised leadership debate between Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson took place on ITV. This article looks at the facts behind their claims. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government spent £137 billion on bailing out banks during the financial crisis. Around £1 trillion worth of guarantees were provided to investors, but this does not amount to actual spending. Read
Pension systems differ a lot internationally, so it’s difficult to compare them fairly. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Renovations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s home were paid for out of public money. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
In our fifth and final piece we look at what's happened to wages since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In our fourth piece of this series we look at the claim that employment is only up since 2010 because of zero hours jobs. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In our third piece of this series, we look at whether the employment rate is high because people working one hour a week are included as employed. Read
