Fact checks focused on homelessness, poverty, inequality and social mobility
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of children in a low-income family increased by 2% between 2013 and 2014, according to HMRC. That's back to roughly the same level as 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Oxfam claims that the richest 1% of UK wealth-holders own at least twenty-times more than the poorest 20%. That’s reasonable, but finding out what the wealthiest own is harder than you might expect. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister says that young people are finding it harder to buy homes. All the evidence we've seen bears that out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The unemployment rate for Muslim women was 16% in 2015, compared to around 5% for women in general. Read
Crime
Black people are over-represented at several different stages in the criminal justice process, and there’s some evidence to suggest racial bias. Read
Education
Pupils who go to state schools are less represented in the 'top jobs' than they are among the general population. Read
Education
Less well-off white boys in England are, on average, less likely to attend university than minority ethnic groups, according to research. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2017, the median hourly wage for women working full time was about 9.1% less than the median hourly wage for men (excluding overtime). That’s £1.32 less per hour. Read
