Fact checks focused on homelessness, poverty, inequality and social mobility
Economy, Business & Finance
Men and women are still some way off equal in the UK labour market, although we have the highest female employment rate on record, the overall gender pay gap is falling, and more women are on boards. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
By several headline measures, it’s fallen gradually across the bulk of UK households in the past ten years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked at how many people are estimated to earn below the National Living Wage set by the government and the living wage that campaigners recommend. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Define wealthiest and we’ll get back to you. Read
Europe
Even though it’s tricky to estimate what people own, especially the very rich, the claim that 1% of the UK population own 50% of its wealth isn’t supported by the estimates we’ve seen. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve seen evidence that the pay gap gets bigger when women become mothers, but they don’t seem to have a clear advantage before then. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
People from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are underrepresented on FTSE 150 company boards. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
About 2.7 million fewer children were living in absolute poverty by the end of the last Labour government, or 2.1 million fewer if you take housing costs into account. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Social Mobility Commission says the attainment gap is narrowing, meaning that poorer pupils’ results are getting closer to those of their wealthier classmates. But there’s more to the story. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
More people have access to a food bank now than in 2010, so figures for food bank use alone can’t tell us about demand. Read
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