deficit

As the Tories release their election campaign poster, FactCheck goes behind the figures to see whether they add up, and what they’re not telling us.

Labour would run a deficit “forever”, according to David Cameron. Scaremongering or plain speaking?

Ed Balls says voters have a “big choice” between rival economic strategies. But how much clear blue water really lies between the parties’ plans?

Britain’s economy is a world-beating powerhouse, according to the chancellor. Are we really outpacing every major advanced economy on the planet?

The claim “…the deficit is…not high by either historical or contemporary standards” Len McCluskey elected head of Unite, The Guardian, December 19, 2010. “Of course there’s a deficit – we’re not deficit deniers.… the figures you’ve got are clearly not the figures that I’ve got” Len McCluskey, Radio 4’s Today programme, January 11, 2011. The…

The claim “My concern is that a great deceit designed to damage Labour has led to profoundly misguided and dangerous economic decisions that I fear will cause deep damage to Britain’s future. What is this deceit? It is that the deficit was caused by chronic overspending rather than a global financial crisis that resulted in…

CutsCheck analyses whether police cuts announced this week by the Home Office are worse than individual force had been expecting.

CutsCheck analyses which police forces will be hit the hardest by government spending cuts.

FactCheck analyses David Cameron’s claim that Labour supports the government’s plan to withdraw the mobility component of disability living allowance from people in state-funded care homes.

FactCheck analyses Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s commitment to “cut the deficit, not the NHS”.

FactCheck analyses the British/French defence treaties.

FactCheck analyses Prime Minister David Cameron’s claim that he “succeeded quite spectacularly” by persuading fellow European leaders to increase the EU budget by 3%.