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 have promised to give those who rent their home a "better and more secure future" through new regulations. From reading some of the accompanying headlines, you might be forgiven … Read
Education
We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The PM was interviewed on the Andrew Marr show this morning. We've factchecked some of the claims about housing, tax, welfare, and jobs. "[In] 2011, you relaunched the Right to … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The majority of employers pay arrears after receiving a formal notice of underpayment. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"around two million young working adults still live with their parents despite being in paid work." Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat press release, 10 April 2015. The Liberal Democrats have proposed … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Under the last Labour government the tax gap was falling by £1.5bn a year on average between 2005-06 and 2009-10. But under the Tories it has been increasing by an … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The recent spate of claims about 'non-doms' started with a speech by Ed Miliband, where he called on the Prime Minister to abolish an "arcane, 200 year-old loophole" that he … Read
Europe
Earlier this week, Tony Blair gave a speech that laid out his arguments against a referendum on Britain leaving the European Union. Mr Blair claimed that businesses "came to the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
'There's nothing more British than the dream of home ownership', according to Ed Miliband. But that dream is apparently at its lowest level for decades: "Home ownership is now at … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Britain grew faster than any other major economy last year"—letter to the Telegraph from more than 100 business leaders Britain's GDP grew faster than any other of what the International … Read
