UK Data Explorers @UKDataExplorers

Plain-English explainers of UK public finances, pensions and migration, from official data. Independent, not a government service. Made by Anthony George. ukpublicfinances.org Joined October 2026

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You'll hear "deficit" and "debt" all Budget week. They're not the same thing. Deficit: what the government borrows in one year. Debt: everything it still owes from all those years. How the two fit together, in plain English: ukpublicfinances.org/deficit-vs-deb…

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