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.
Question Time on September 13, 2018 came from the Oxfordshire town of Banbury. Topics covered included the Salisbury poisoning, Brexit, zero hours contracts, and prisons. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Around 780,000 people were estimated to be on zero hours contracts in mid-2018. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In August the UK government launched its new export strategy and made a number of claims about the UK’s recent export performance. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Several claims have been made about pay changes for police, teachers, nurses and MPs. We took a look at them. Read
Europe
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has recently distributed beer mats in its pubs making a number of claims about the EU. Read
Europe
Since 2000 the UK has made a net contribution to the EU of £122 billion in today’s money. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of social homes started in Scotland each year has been slightly higher under the SNP than the Labour-Lib Dem coalition. Read
Europe
Pensions are difficult to compare internationally, and there are several different ways to do it. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Last quarter the UK economy grew at the same rate as the Eurozone. Over the long term the Eurozone economy has and is projected to grow faster than the UK. Read
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