Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not government policy to raise the pension age to 75
This was recommended in a report the Centre for Social Justice. Read
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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
£4 billion Brexit stockpiling claim based on flawed survey
A survey claiming that Britons have spent £4 billion on Brexit stockpiling likely over-counted the amount being stockpiled. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Government uses bad measure of wage growth, again
Average wages for GB employees grew around 2% in the last year in real terms, which isn’t the fastest in a decade. Read
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There’s no easy way to compare benefit and tax fraud.
This graphic comparing benefit fraud and tax fraud is wrong. It’s difficult to compare DWP and HMRC, and most of the numbers quoted are incorrect. Read
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Europe
There’s no solid evidence to support this Brexit Party MEP’s claim about fishermen’s nets
Ann Widdecombe made a claim about fishing regulation during her maiden speech at the EU parliament saying they’d reduced income by 40%. Read
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Europe
Old claim about Brexit economic boost resurfaces
A claim that a new analysis shows the UK will be £135 billion richer after Brexit is based on an old report from Economists for Free Trade. Most other economists think the UK will be worse off. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much more difficult is it to buy a home?
Jeremy Hunt said since the mid-90s house prices have gone up threefold while incomes of people in their twenties has gone up 20%. That underestimates income growth. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Has the gig economy doubled in size in three years?
A TUC report found that the gig economy has doubled since 2016, but its claim that this means more UK workers are patching a living together is unproven. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Would a corporation tax cut more than pay for itself, as Jeremy Hunt suggests?
Cutting corporation tax could lead to economic growth over the long-term, but is still expected to cost more than it raises. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£1 trillion was not spent on bailing out banks during the financial crisis
The government spent £137 billion on bailing out banks during the financial crisis. Around £1 trillion worth of guarantees were provided to investors, but this does not amount to actual spending. Read
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