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Labour Manifesto: Rich and Poor
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
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How have wages changed over the past decade?
The UK average weekly wage has fallen from around £540 to £520 in real terms over the past 10 years. Wages have levelled off since 2016. Read
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Labour and Conservative records on the national debt
The rise in government debt from 1997 to the present day. Read
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Fifty years of income inequality
We're richer than we were 55 years ago and fewer people live on very low incomes. But the gap between rich and poor has widened, and income inequality is generally higher. Read
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Has employment growth been driven by a rise in insecure, precarious work?
From the statistics, it doesn’t seem like unwanted part-time work or unsatisfactory temporary work has been the major driver behind the growth in employment. Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims on nurses using foodbanks, the national debt, railways, and university applications. Read
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Is 40% of Glasgow living in poverty?
Living in a deprived area doesn’t necessarily mean a person is deprived. Around 48% of areas in Glasgow were among the 20% most deprived in Scotland. Read
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Interest payments on the national debt
About 5% of government spending goes on interest payments, although this is below the historic average. Read
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How many nurses are using foodbanks?
Media reports show that at least some individual nurses and trainees have visited food banks. We've not found any evidence on how widespread this is. Read
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Are four million children living in poverty?
Around four million children in the UK were living in relative poverty in the UK, once housing costs are accounted for, although that’s just one way to measure poverty. Read
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