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
It's correct that the number of FDI deals in the North has increased at double the rate of the rest of the country. But that doesn't tell us how much these deals are worth. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of children in a low-income family increased by 2% between 2013 and 2014, according to HMRC. That's back to roughly the same level as 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s correct that we import between £80 billion and £100 billion more than we export to the EU each year, according to data from the EU. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In recent years the UK's tax take has varied between 30% and 35% of GDP. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Oxfam claims that the richest 1% of UK wealth-holders own at least twenty-times more than the poorest 20%. That’s reasonable, but finding out what the wealthiest own is harder than you might expect. Read
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