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 now-defunct Kids Company claimed to be helping 36,000 people in 2015—the same number it claimed to help in 2011. Does this add up? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister is right that support group claimants of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) stay on a higher rate, but it'll be reduced by inflation. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor of the Exchequer claims tax credit spending has increased thirty-fold in 16 years. But not all the figures are comparable over time. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Latest figures forecast the UK to have a budget deficit of 3.7% of its GDP by 2015/16, down from 4.9% in 2014/15, one of the higher deficits in the developed world. Read
Europe
What would trade between Britain and the EU look like if we left? Read
Europe
The EU misspent €7 billion in 2013. Would that have paid for 10 new hospitals? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Britain does have a structural deficit, but that doesn't just mean that the government spends more than it receives. Read
Europe
Daniel Hannan says that Europe has shrunk as a percentage of world GDP. We take a look at the EU's share of world GDP over time. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At today's Prime Minister's Questions Harriet Harman and David Cameron clashed on housing. We've taken a look at some of their key claims. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"The Tories have been urged to overhaul apprenticeships after it emerged a million people bid for 85,000 places last year", Mirror, 23rd May 2015 In Wednesday's Queen's Speech the government … Read
