Economy, Business & Finance
Did badly-regulated bankers cause the recession?
Lots of things went wrong, but experts agree that regulation was one of them. 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.
Health
Are nurses taking a second job to survive?
Nearly a quarter of respondents to a Royal College of Nursing survey said they had taken an additional job. We don’t know how representative this is of all nurses. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is unemployment the lowest it has been since 1975?
This is correct, as a percentage of all adults either working or looking for a job across the UK. Read
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Europe
Is the EU becoming less important to the world economy?
Although the EU’s GDP is growing, it is at a slower rate than the rest of the world’s. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did 500,000 children need emergency food supplies last year?
The figure is about the number of three day emergency food supplies given out to children by the Trussell Trust last year—about 437,000—not the number of children who received them. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Do most people own one house?
In England the share of households with a second home is small. The majority of households in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland own their home. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is wage growth at the same level as during the Napoleonic wars?
This isn’t quite right, but wage growth is at its lowest level in peacetime since the Napoleonic Wars. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does the UK have lower unemployment than the Eurozone?
The UK unemployment rate was 4.3% earlier this year, compared to 9% average across the Eurozone. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How big is Scotland’s deficit compared to the UK as a whole?
The Scottish deficit is more than three times that of the UK as a whole, as a proportion of GDP. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Shared parental leave: self-employed people
Self-employed mothers can exchange maternity allowance for shared parental leave and pay for their partner, if he is employed—but they have to give up the allowance. Read
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