Economy, Business & Finance
The government hasn’t proposed banning unions
Digitally manipulated images designed to look like the government website have been shared hundreds of times online. Read
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Jobs and work
Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
Real wages fall sharply—but not by ‘record’ amount when using best measure
When you look at people’s total pay—including bonuses—the most recent fall in real wages is not a record, although it is very large. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Average salary of workers involved in RMT national rail strike is not £44,000
Figures for the salary of rail workers mentioned by transport secretary Grant Shapps are not representative of those involved in the national rail strike. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many jobs has Crossrail created?
After Boris Johnson claimed at PMQs that 72,000 jobs have been delivered by Crossrail, we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Government minister made misleading claim about employment figures
Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis is the latest cabinet minister to claim that employment is higher than before the pandemic, when it is not. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour election leaflets and ads wrongly claiming families are ‘£2,620 worse off’
The claim that families are ‘£2,620 worse off’ does not account for any rises in wages or benefits, and is based on some cost estimates which are not reliable. Read
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Working pensioners will have to pay the health and social care levy from 2023
National Insurance is increasing, but so is the threshold for paying it, and how it affects working pensioners changes next year. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Thérèse Coffey wrong to claim employment is up over the pandemic
Government ministers have repeatedly claimed employment is higher than pre-pandemic levels, when it is not. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
2,612% rise in food bank use under David Cameron needs context
The Trussell Trust did provide about 27 times more food parcels at the end of David Cameron’s time in office than it had at the beginning—but this doesn’t mean food insecurity rose that much. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Mirror’s claim that households will be £2,000 a year poorer overstates impact of inflation
Its estimate combined various price rises and the fall in real wages. But this effectively counts some rising prices twice. Read
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