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
The Treasury hasn’t backtracked on Help to Buy ISAs, and they don’t just help people who already have the money to buy a house, contrary to some reports. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Contrary to one report, the vote to leave the EU hasn't pushed up retail prices for bacon. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Since 2010 the government has introduced a number of changes to the welfare system. We looked at how things have changed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There aren't figures that show exactly how much more transport investment is planned for London than the rest of the UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit has been blamed for a series of price rises, from holidays abroad to military equipment. All are down to a fall in the value of the pound. Read
Europe
It's been suggested that the UK's pubs have been doing a roaring trade on the back of the vote to leave the EU. The figures don't support that theory. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister says that young people are finding it harder to buy homes. All the evidence we've seen bears that out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The unemployment rate for Muslim women was 16% in 2015, compared to around 5% for women in general. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
On average most farms in the UK make more from subsidies than they do from agriculture, but this varies depending on the size and type of the farm. Read
Crime
Black people are over-represented at several different stages in the criminal justice process, and there’s some evidence to suggest racial bias. Read
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