Should the government target persnuffle?
More or Less9 Loka 2024

Should the government target persnuffle?

Are childhood obesity rates going down? Do 35 million birds die every year in the UK after hitting windows? How much money could the Chancellor find by changing the debt rule? And Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter contemplates the probability of his own conception.

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news, and in life.

Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Charlotte MacDonald Producers: Bethan Ashmead Latham, Natasha Fernandes and Nathan Gower Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon

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Health check

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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