The economy
Fact checks about the economy, covering levels of inequality, prices, taxation, employment, unemployment and housing across the UK nations and regions
Apprenticeship starts go up, success rates go down
Last week Business Secretary Vince Cable hailed new figures which show that the number of people starting apprenticeships has doubled in two years. Anyone aged 16 or over and not …
Read more…Does the UK have the third worst economic performance among G20 nations?
Opposition Leader Ed Miliband accused David Cameron of overseeing an economy that is 18th out of the 20 G20 countries in terms of growth. Is this true?
Read more…'Toddler tax': are parents £1,700 worse off?
Should parents expect to pay an extra £1,700 over the next two years as Labour's Stephen Twigg has claimed? Full Fact investigates.
Read more…You're fired! Has it been a record year for redundancies?
As the Government waits to see whether the UK will take a ride on the triple-dipper, several newspapers suggested that 2011-12 had been a record year for redundancies. What's the …
Read more…An aleing industry?
As the de-toxers count down the days until February and the re-toxers raise a glass to another month well-spent, the Sun reports that the drinking of beer - that most …
Read more…Factchecking David Cameron's speech on Europe
Today the Prime Minister delivered his verdict on Britain's future within the European Union. Full Fact has investigated a few claims from his speech.
Read more…Can the Government boost the economy by tackling sick leave?
The government has estimated that getting people off sick leave could increase economic output by up to £900 million. But how will this work? Full Fact investigates.
Read more…Will 9 out of 10 be better off under the Government's pension reforms?
"Ministers are expected to insist that at least nine in 10 people will be better off under the reforms." The Telegraph, January 13, 2012 "Economists are forecasting a 25 per …
Read more…Who's got a (free) ticket to ride? Should the government care?
As members of the Government suggest that pensioners' benefits might not be preserved after the next general election, the Daily Telegraph reports that cutting free bus travel for the over …
Read more…Who will bear the brunt of the benefits freeze?
As MPs prepare to vote over the Government's plans to cap rises to certain working age benefits and tax credits, newspapers and commentators have been circulating figures on who will …
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