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
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
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour has pledged to achieve full employment, as the Conservative Party did in the last general election, which might mean a very high employment rate or a very low unemployment rate. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
What is the gig economy and how is it different to zero hours contracts? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK average weekly wage has fallen from around £540 to £520 in real terms over the past 10 years. Wages have levelled off since 2016. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We're richer than we were 55 years ago and fewer people live on very low incomes. But the gap between rich and poor has widened, and income inequality is generally higher. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
What does "rich" actually mean? And how rich is "rich"? There are wealthy individuals with low incomes, and there are high-income people who have accumulated little wealth. Read
Europe
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This is no ordinary cake. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
For every hundred pounds that’s made in the UK, seventy pence goes overseas as foreign aid. Here's some basic facts and figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've put together some of the key facts on homelessness and rough sleeping in England. Read
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