Brexit
Fact checks looking at the impact and reported impact of brexit on the UK economy
False claims, forecasts, and the EU Referendum
Campaigners on both sides made false claims, or predicted things that turned out to be wrong.
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Brexit means... borrowing?
The Office for Budget Responsibility expect the government to have a £21 billion deficit in 2020/21. In March they had predicted an £11 billion surplus.
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Brexit and household incomes
In the main, the Office for Budget Responsibility has lowered its expectations
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The IMF on Brexit
Did the International Monetary Fund get its Brexit predictions wrong?
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Free trade outside the EU customs union
Can the UK be partly in and partly out of the EU customs union?
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Scottish jobs after Brexit
A ‘Hard Brexit’ would see 80,000 fewer jobs in Scotland than EU membership, according to one set of figures.
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"Leaked" analysis: would a Hard Brexit cost £66 billion?
Recent "leaks" are old news.
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Brexit and price rises
Brexit has been blamed for a series of price rises, from holidays abroad to military equipment. All are down to a post-referendum fall in the value of the pound.
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Brexit and the great British pub
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.
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Leaving the EU: why do the economic forecasts differ?
The EU referendum debate has seen a range of claims about the future. Why do the different forecasts make different predictions?
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