The economy
Fact checks about the economy, covering levels of inequality, prices, taxation, employment, unemployment and housing across the UK nations and regions
Are immigrants pushing house prices up?
The debate over whether immigration makes economic sense is longstanding. But where is the proof that immigration drives wages down and houses prices up?
Read more…Full Factsheet: Fracking
We look into the facts around the controversial process of fracking.
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Has the NHS budget been cut?
Has the Coalition kept its pledge to ring-fence the NHS budget? Full Fact first covered this dispute in March 2011 when the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), …
Read more…If the drug trade were a country, would it be part of the G20?
In an editorial for today's Times, Richard Branson argues that if the drug trade were a country, it'd be the 19th largest economy in the world. Does this claim hold …
Read more…The arts - how big have the cuts been?
In a blogpost entitled, "Arts cuts? What arts cuts?", the Spectator suggested that - contrary to other reports - the arts sector has not seen a meaningful reduction in its …
Read more…Has progress on gender equality reversed?
"A combination of the cuts, female underemployment (draining the talent pool still further of women who might one day move into senior roles) and the scarcity of females of diverse …
Read more…Jobs for the girls? Can female employment and unemployment both be at historic highs?
Last week, Maria Miller, who besides being the Culture Secretary is also the Minister for Women and Equalities, praised encouraging figures for women in the jobs market. According to her: …
Read more…Is the cold weather costing the NHS £1.36 billion a year?
Winter can be fatal for some, but estimating its impact is more difficult than it may initially seem.
Read more…Does the EU spend 40% of its budget on farm subsidies?
In a speech earlier this week, Labour leader Ed Miliband claimed that while the EU spent 40% of its budget on the Common Agricultural Policy, agriculture accounts for only 1.5% …
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EU budget: what's happening to the British rebate?
"OUTRAGE erupted last night after a secret European Union plot to grab £5.6billlion more from British taxpayers was exposed [...] The move would slash Britain's annual rebate from the European …
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