Get easy-to-understand fact checks, expert commentary, and simple analysis on inflation, rising prices, and what they mean for you.
Economy, Business & Finance
Whether Rachel Reeves or Mel Stride is right depends on the time period you’re looking at, because inflation has fallen recently, but is still higher than it was at the last general election. Read
Health
The figure cited by the BMA is based on an unreliable measure of inflation. Other measures suggest the drop has been less. Our analysis using a measure backed by the Royal Statistical Society puts the fall since 2008/9 at more like 6-7%. Read
Politics
New figures show inflation in May was 3.4%—but an error with the figures for April has resulted in a few conflicting news reports this morning. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Catherine McKinnell MP claimed “we’ve seen inflation coming down”, but her department has since told us she meant to refer to interest rates. Read
Labour’s claim about the impact of Conservative spending plans is speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions. Read
The party’s first broadcast of the 2024 general election made broad claims about people’s finances. Read
We check five key claims from Ms Truss’s speech, including on tax, GP access and whether she was the first PM to attend a comprehensive school. Read
The Prime Minister denied ever making the comment during the first PMQs of the year. Read
We explain what RPI and CPI are, and how government choices about which measure of inflation to use can have a very real impact on consumer prices and benefit recipients. Read
