Health check
The Government says Britain's health care standards have fallen behind those of our European neighbours. And World Health Organisation figures support his claim. But do those numbers tell the whole story?
21 Tammi 201127min
Street grooming
We look at street grooming, examine the new bank taxes, revisit Ambridge in the wake of Loxleygate and ask just how many guys there are named Mo(hammed).
14 Tammi 201127min
Big numbers
More or Less examines this week's claims and counter-claims about VAT, exposes some seriously sloppy reporting and - finally - reveals the truth about Jack the "psychic" monkey.
7 Tammi 201127min
2010 in numbers
Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers. Happy New Year to all our listeners.
31 Joulu 201027min
What the Dickens?
Boom. Bust. Bah humbug. Tim Harford narrates 'A More or Less Christmas Carol' in which British Bank plc boss Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of banking past, present and future. Will he heed their warnings?
24 Joulu 201027min
Council of despair
Local government budgets are being cut. More or Less looks at how the pie is sliced and finds everything depends on Wokingham (yes, really). Plus: we take a look at inflation and consult the magic More or Less monkey.
17 Joulu 201028min
Degrees of Debt
We look at the numbers behind the increase in the cap on undergraduate tuition fees in England. Are the changes fair and progressive? Are they dropping future students into a deep hole of debt? Or are they both?
10 Joulu 201027min
Gay Britain
Tim Harford and the More or Less team examine the micromort measure of risk and official statistics on sexual identity.
1 Loka 201027min
