Economy, Business & Finance
UK economic growth within the G7
The UK had the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2015, middling growth in 2016 and became the slowest grower in 2017. Read
Analysis
Joseph O’Leary
Training Manager
Joe has been fact checking UK politics and policy for over a decade, having joined the team in 2011. He has delivered training in fact checking to civil servants, statisticians, journalists and businesses, both in the UK and internationally, as well as designing accredited courses in data analysis for the FE sector. Joe also enjoys teaching critical thinking in primary and secondary schools, and regularly gives talks to journalism students. He is now designing courses to help businesses and employees use data with more confidence.
Economy, Business & Finance
How the jobs market for young people has changed since 2010
Youth unemployment has fallen in the last eight years, and young people stay on in full time education more than they used to. Read
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Europe
The UK is one of the biggest contributors to the EU budget
The UK has been the third or fourth largest contributing country to the EU budget in recent years, and of the 28 member states is one of 10 to contribute more than it gets back in receipts. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is Universal Credit driving people to food banks?
Trussell Trust research shows increases in food bank use in areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out. It’s difficult to measure the extent that one is causing the other. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did Labour leave a £38 billion black hole in defence spending?
An eight year-old claim about defence funding still hasn’t been fully substantiated. Read
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Health
The latest plans for NHS England spending outstrip both main parties’ manifesto pledges
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives’ NHS funding pledges at the last election were as big as the government's latest announcement. The NHS is still set to get less per year than it has historically. Read
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Europe
Does the ‘Brexit dividend’ exist?
There is no guaranteed extra money – or ‘Brexit dividend’ – as a result of the UK ceasing its contributions to the EU budget after leaving. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Infrastructure spending: does North Wales get its fair share?
We don’t know exactly who in the UK gets what out of infrastructure spending. Read
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Education
You usually need to earn £18,600 a year to bring a non-EU partner to the UK
Since 2012, £18,600 is the minimum income required to bring a non-EU partner to the UK. Read
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Immigration
The net migration target was never likely to have been met
Governments since 2010 have set a target to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, and this target has never been met. Read
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