Economy, Business & Finance

We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.

3 May 2015

Clash of the manifestos: the quality of apprenticeships

We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election.

1 May 2015

Counting the cost of poor literacy and numeracy skills

About 8 million working age adults have 'below-functional' numeracy skills and about 5 million have 'below-functional' literacy skills in England.

28 April 2015

Clash of the manifestos: the number of apprenticeships

We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election.

24 April 2015

The facts about zero hours contracts

They've been called 'flexible' by some and 'exploitative' by others, but what are zero hour contracts? What rights do people employed on them have? And how many people are on them anyway?

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7 April 2015

4 claims from Miliband on housing: factchecked

'There's nothing more British than the dream of home ownership', according to Ed Miliband. But that dream is apparently at its lowest level for decades: "Home ownership is now at …

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7 April 2015

A brief introduction to housing issues

UK house prices have more than trebled in the past 20 years (ONS basis) Fewer under-25s are buying homes, while houses are more expensive for first-time buyers relative to their …

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6 April 2015

Are families worse off by £1,100?

"Families will be £1100 a year worse off on average because of this Tory Chancellor's choices."—Ed Balls The message is clear; the tax and benefits changes brought in over the …

1 April 2015

UK fastest growing economy in G7 last year

"Britain grew faster than any other major economy last year"—letter to the Telegraph from more than 100 business leaders Britain's GDP grew faster than any other of what the International …

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30 March 2015

All-time high employment: should you be impressed by 1.9 million?

Conservatives on Twitter, 30 March 2015 There are a record number of people in work in the UK. There are about 1.9 million more people in work than in the …

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24 March 2015

Public services spending: are we in for a 'rollercoaster' ride?

Public services face a "rollercoaster" ride over the next five years, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has predicted after the Chancellor laid out the government's spending plans in the …

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Economy, Business & Finance

Clash of the manifestos: the quality of apprenticeships

Counting the cost of poor literacy and numeracy skills

Clash of the manifestos: the number of apprenticeships

The facts about zero hours contracts

4 claims from Miliband on housing: factchecked

A brief introduction to housing issues

Are families worse off by £1,100?

UK fastest growing economy in G7 last year

All-time high employment: should you be impressed by 1.9 million?

Public services spending: are we in for a 'rollercoaster' ride?

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