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Independent analysis of British public finances — sourced from official data, translated into plain English. No party line. No spin. Just numbers.

£308

per household · per month

Urgent

Debt Interest · March 2026

You Pay More for Debt Interest Than Housing, Transport and Culture Combined

Every UK household pays £308 per month in debt interest alone. That is money that builds nothing, employs no one, and delivers zero services. We break down exactly where it goes — and who benefits.

5 min read · Sourced: OBR Nov 2025

40 → 6

hospitals promised → under construction

NHS Audit

NHS · February 2026

The NHS Budget Rose by £75bn. Where Did the Money Actually Go?

40 hospitals promised. 1 built. £8.3bn on agency staff alone. We trace every major line item of the NHS budget increase and show exactly what happened to it — using the government's own accounts.

8 min read · Sourced: DHSC 2025

88%

of housing budget · not building

Housing

Housing · January 2026

Why 88p in Every Housing Pound Goes to Landlords, Not Homes

The maths is brutal: government build cost £160,000. Benefit cost per household over 30 years: £273,000. The break-even is 17.5 years. After that, a built home costs nothing. A benefit continues forever. We show the full calculation.

6 min read · Sourced: MHCLG 2025

£25bn

fiscal drag

Tax · March 2026

The £25bn Tax Rise Nobody Voted For — Fiscal Drag Explained

Freezing tax thresholds while wages rise is the stealth tax chancellors love. We calculate exactly how much it has taken from every household — and why Parliament never debated it.

-4%

UK GDP · OBR

Brexit · February 2026

OBR: Brexit Costs £100bn/Year. The £350m Promise Was Worth Less Than 0.1%

The OBR's own March 2025 forecast says Brexit reduces long-run UK productivity by 4%. That is £100bn a year. We set every Brexit promise against the audited outturn — line by line.

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