The economy
Fact checks about the economy, covering levels of inequality, prices, taxation, employment, unemployment and housing across the UK nations and regions
Does the government subsidise childcare more than any other European country?
As David Cameron and Nick Clegg renewed their vows in the No.10 rose garden, the government pledged to help families by improving access to childcare. Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph reported …
Read more…How does the Coalition score on food poverty and living standards?
It's half term and the Coalition's report card is out. We look at Owen Jones' review of the Coalition's record on food poverty and living standards.
Read more…Are Conservative councils "damaging local high streets and small businesses"?
According to research conducted by Labour, Conservative councils charge more for parking than their Labour equivalents. Both parties agree that if parking charges are excessive, town centre businesses will lose …
Read more…Are wages failing to keep pace with rising prices and benefits?
With benefits uprating dominating 2013's early political exchanges, is it really fair to say that working people are falling behind when it comes to the cost of living?
Read more…2012: the year in factchecks (readers' favourites)
Season's greetings from Full Fact! Here are our most-read factchecks from this year, one for every twelve days of Christmas. Happy reading! 1. How much does obesity cost the NHS? …
Read more…Are wages going down because of immigration?
In her speech to Policy Exchange, the Home Secretary said that immigration drives house prices up and wages down. Can both be true? In this second installment, we look at …
Read more…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 …
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