Economy, Business & Finance
Council house replacements
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. 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
What’s happening to inequality?
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK is a major customer for the rest of the EU
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
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Economy, Business & Finance
Historically high levels of tax?
In recent years the UK's tax take has varied between 30% and 35% of GDP. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Wealth in the UK: The richest 1% and the poorest 20%
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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Economy, Business & Finance
Apprenticeship funding: going up or down?
16-18 year olds could see a funding rate cut of between 30% and 50%, based on case studies of three of the most popular types of apprenticeships. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Charity says 67% of refuges might close
Women’s Aid, a charity focusing on women suffering domestic abuse, has said that “67% of specialist domestic abuse refuges in England will be forced to close” unless they are exempted from the changes Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£9 billion in housing benefit to private landlords
“Devastating figures released over this summer show that £9.3 billion of public money is paid through housing benefit directly into the pockets of private landlords.” Jeremy Corbyn, 7 September 2016 … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Right to Buy on target, but one in six sold off is replaced
Prime Minister's Questions 7 September 2016: Right to Buy on target, but one in six sold off is replaced Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
House building: higher or lower depending on the date
Prime Minister's Questions 7 September 2016: There are a lot of different ways of looking at house building figures over time. Read
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