Accountable by design

Who runs this

UK Explained turns public data into plain English: government money, public services, your area and Parliament. It states what the record shows and never guesses at motives.

Who is behind it

UK Explained is an independent project. It turns official public figures into plain English, and a named person reviews the wording of every bill description before it is published.

Why it exists

Official figures on government money, public services and Parliament are public, but they sit in spreadsheets and jargon. UK Explained exists so that anyone can see what the numbers say, where they come from and what they cannot tell you, without needing to be an expert.

How it is funded

UK Explained currently has no adverts, no trackers and no paywall, and is paid for by its editor. If that ever changes, this page will say so first.

Independence

UK Explained is not funded, directed or edited by any political party, campaign group, polling company or news organisation. Every figure comes from an official source named beside it, and mistakes are corrected in public.