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Is the UK's household debt to income ratio the highest in the world?

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Full Fact looks at a number of authoritative sources that suggest that this claim, made by Vince Cable, is not true.

Planning reform: Are there 300,000 plots in property developers' 'landbanks'?

With the campaign against the Draft National Planning Policy Framework picking up pace, the Telegraph claimed that there were either 330,000, 300,000 or 281,993 plots with planning permission in building developers 'landbanks'. But why did they reference three different figures and just how true are they? Full Fact took a closer look.

Is the 50p rate of tax costing the Treasury £500m?

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The Telegraph on Wednesday reported an estimate of the effects of the 50p rate of tax on Treasury revenue. But where did they get their facts from?

Is David Cameron right about the latest employment statistics?

A variety of claims were made about employment levels at this week's PMQs. Which ones are backed up by the data?
Is Ed Miliand or David Cameron right with their growth comparison?

PMQs: Is UK growth slower than Europe but stronger than the US?

In a Commons clash dominated by economic facts and figures, David Cameron and Ed Miliband traded blows over how the UK economy was doing relative to other western economies. Do their comparisons pass the Full Fact test?

Has average FTSE 100 CEO salary quadrupled over 12 years?

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What has happened to the pay of those at the top over these last few years? How have they coped in the midst of recession? Full Fact investigates.

Planning reform: Do restrictions cost twice as much in London than Paris?

3 out of 5
Writing in the Financial Times last week, the Chancellor and Local Government Secretary jointly argued for reform of the planning system in the UK, on the grounds of the need to cut costs and promote growth. But does London really compare as badly on planning costs as they suggested?

Did compensation cases rise whilst road accidents fell?

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With the government moving to bring about the end of the practice of referral fees, Britain’s alleged compensation culture has been in the news again. Full Fact had a closer look at some the figures being put forward by the Justice Minister.

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