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 pound saw a big one-day rise yesterday, but its value against the US dollar remains low compared to recent years. Read
Europe
Even though it’s tricky to estimate what people own, especially the very rich, the claim that 1% of the UK population own 50% of its wealth isn’t supported by the estimates we’ve seen. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2015, the nuclear industry supplied about 21% of the UK’s energy overall. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve seen evidence that the pay gap gets bigger when women become mothers, but they don’t seem to have a clear advantage before then. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Our overview of the supply and demand for homes in England. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The deficit did fall while the Coalition was in power, but not by as much as originally planned. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Is the UK really worse than Romania for mobile phone signal? A recently published report says yes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The aid budget is going up by a lot, but it isn’t set to have "more than doubled" from 2010-2020. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Bank of England has estimated that 15 million jobs in the UK could be automated over the next few decades, equivalent to just under half the jobs in the UK right now. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
US corporation tax rates are about 39%, on average according to the OECD, so about twice that paid in the UK. Read
