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.
The documents show that, as expected, drug patents are a US negotiating objective in trade talks. But they don't show us what, if anything, the UK has actually agreed. Read
This page will feature all our fact checks on the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
Depending on how you count it the figure could be anywhere between 7% and 26% of spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. Read
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the ITV debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, including Brexit, the NHS and inequality. Read
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
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
Economy, Business & Finance
In our second piece of this series, we look at the definition of employment. Lots of people think that the government changes the definition of unemployment, so you can’t compare figures over time. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The debate around employment and earnings can be confusing and combative. Our new series explains the facts. Read
