Economy, Business & Finance
PMQs follow up: unemployment and benefits
Prime Minister's Questions went in heavy on unemployment and out of work benefits. We've rounded up and checked the claims. Read
Analysis
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.
Economy, Business & Finance
Who's responsible for scrutinizing our official statistics?
The government has announced a review of the production Britain's economic statistics. The Treasury could assume responsibility for the quality of official figures, and it's argued that this would make production answerable to parliament. But the production of UK statistics is already answerable to parliament through the work of the UK statistics authority. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Are high-earners paying a greater share of tax than in 2010?
The Chancellor has claimed that the richest are paying a greater share of tax, something that's supported by Treasury analysis. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the Prime Minister broken a promise on tax credits?
The Prime Minister has been accused of breaking a pledge on child tax credits. So what exactly was promised? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
The welfare budget
A look at the welfare budget with context, key facts and sources of information. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Factchecking the Summer Budget 2015
We've picked out and checked nine claims from Osborne and Harman's speeches on the Summer Budget. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Are people in poverty increasingly in work?
It's claimed that people in poverty are increasingly in work. We've taken a look at the figures. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
The benefit cap didn't cause 30,000 to get back into work
George Osborne has said that 30,000 people went into work after being subject to the benefit cap. But the reality is more complex. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Poverty, inequality and airport expansion: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on poverty, inequality, airport expansion and defence spending. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Bad graphs: Gatwick needs a short-haul overhaul
Today's Airport Commission report accidentally suggested Gatwick had more short-haul flights than Heathrow. We're on the case. Read
Analysis
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