Economy, Business & Finance
Trade with the Commonwealth
UK exports to the other 50 or so Commonwealth nations were 9% of the total in 2015. 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
Green party Manifesto: Renewable energy
We've looked at the comparative costs of wind and solar projects compared to fossil fuels. Read
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Europe
What is hard Brexit?
Hard Brexit is at one end of the spectrum, it’s about moving further away from the EU and cutting the main formal ties with the EU. But there are many other ways we could leave. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s Land Value Tax: will you have to sell your garden?
Labour isn't committing to a 'Garden Tax'. Its manifesto only promises to review the council tax and business rate systems and consider new options such as a land value tax. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
SNP Manifesto: Future child poverty
Child poverty is projected to rise on a number of measures by 2021. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
SNP Manifesto: Productivity and unemployment
Scotland's productivity has been growing faster than the UK's as a whole, but its still catching up. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
SNP Manifesto: Working poverty
67% of children in poverty live in a household where at least one person is working, according to official figures. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Liberal Democrat Manifesto: Housing
The average house price in the UK was £216,000 in March 2017. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is housing getting less affordable?
But what does ‘affordable housing’ mean? The word is used to mean different things in different contexts, and there’s no single measure of the ‘right amount’ to spend on housing. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Why are more people using food banks?
In 2005/06, fewer than 3,000 food supplies were provided by the Trussell Trust. In 2016/17 the number of parcels handed out was almost 1.2 million. Read
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