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18 December 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Income tax: are the top 1% really paying more?

The income tax debate popped up again today at Prime Minister's Questions. But are the leaders' claims about the highest earners consistent with the numbers? Read

Analysis
18 December 2013

Health

ASA bans St John Ambulance advert after Full Fact complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a high profile television advert from St John Ambulance is misleading and unsubstantiated, following Full Fact's complaint last year. The claim that 140,000 … Read

Analysis
17 December 2013

Airport expansion: the options, the numbers and the noise

The Davies Commission has delivered its interim report into future options for expanding the UK's aviation capacity. We've brought together our checks on the key issues to help make sense of it all. Read

Analysis
16 December 2013

Are there 10,000 slaves in Britain today?

The government today set out its plans to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery. But are 10,000 people in the UK victims of the crime, as various media outlets reported? Read

Analysis
12 December 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Have women's incomes fallen by £2,500 since the election?

Rising growth and employment alongside falling real wages gives both sides of the economic debate room for manoeuvre, but have women's incomes fallen by as much as Labour claims? Read

Analysis
10 December 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Do Brits take home the most pay?

The Government claims there are more pounds in our pockets than dollars, euros and yen in theirs. You've nowhere had it so good? Read

Analysis
9 December 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Autumn Statement 2013: what's happening to the economy?

Last week Chancellor George Osborne reminded the nation of what looks set to be the Coalition's key election claim: "Britain's economic plan is working". On the back of the latest … Read

Analysis
6 December 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Has the government dropped a £1,600 cost of living 'bombshell'?

As Chancellor George Osborne delivers his regular Autumn Statement setting out the state of the economy and the government's immediate plans for the future, Labour has attacked the government's cost of living record. Read

Analysis
5 December 2013

Economy, Business & Finance

Is the UK growing faster than any other advanced economy?

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement today has led to a number of claims about the success or failure of the government's economic strategy so far. So how does the UK compare to its international competitors? Read

Analysis

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