The BBC's More or Less: Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news, and everyday life.
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Does around half the UK adult population, 22.5 million people, bet on a monthly basis?
That's what @ChrisMasonBBC said on the Today programme this morning, suggesting betting is “utterly relatable”
@BBCMoreOrLess listeners asked us to check...
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Have taxes been rising or falling under the Conservatives? A thread. 🧵
Economic experts have pointed out the overall tax burden has been rising sharply recently, but Rishi Sunak told the BBC average workers are facing the lowest tax rate on their earnings for 50 years. 1/10
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Ultramarathons: are women faster than men?
@TimHarford and @lucyproctor investigate the claim that when running a race that's 195 miles long, women are faster than men.
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Is funding for schools in England at a record high ‘whatever way you look at it,’ as Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told BBC Breakfast?
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Are students in England being "squeezed out" of university places by international students?
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The UK population is projected to increase by nearly 10% over 15 years, with almost all of the increase coming from migration.
We decided to look more closely at the migration numbers driving the increase and how they’re calculated. A🧵 1/7
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Is 'growing your own' as good for the environment as it sounds? 🍎🥕
@TimHarford explains that the carbon footprint of allotments is a lot higher than you might think!
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I had a chat with my friends at @bbcmoreorless about how the NHS is doing this winter...
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Have the Conservatives built social housing in ‘record numbers’, as has been claimed?
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My friends at @BBCMoreOrLess asked me to have a chat over the Covid figures with them this week - and then said they hope never to see me again 😢
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Is Rishi Sunak going to miss his pledge to halve inflation?
And does his pledge mean anything in the first place?
Watch this explainer from More or Less reporter @NathanJGower.
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Had the honour of presenting this edition of More or Less on Radio 4 this week. Thanks to all our guests @GRSturge @ColinYeo1 @JayLindop_ONS @jdportes @alanmanning4 @robfordmancs @P_W_Walsh @M_Sumption
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NEW: Is Rishi Sunak going to miss his pledge to halve inflation?
And does his pledge mean anything in the first place?
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NEW: How does the mortgage crunch today compare to the 70s and 80s? More or Less reporter @NathanJGower explains.
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NEW: As average interest rates for two year fixed mortgages hit 6%, what’s the pain going to be, and is it as bad as it’s ever been? A More or Less thread 🧵 1/9
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“It’s a coin toss whether he will hit that target”
@TimHarford gives his take on whether Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation is still alive.
Hear more on the latest #BBCNewscast
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Like many of his predecessors, King Charles will wear the iconic St Edward's Crown at his coronation. But how much would the 17th century crown cost if it was assembled today? Watch our video and listen to the latest More or Less @bbcsounds here bbc.in/3Lw2ItM
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How do bank runs happen?
After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent jitters through the financial system, @DuncanWeldon explains how it’s just the latest in the long history of bank runs.
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How is inflation measured and what does it mean for the cost of living?
@BBCMoreOrLess explains ⬇️
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Do 29,000 coffee pods really go to landfill every minute?
@PerishaKudhail investigates the claim to find out just how environmentally destructive our thirst for coffee is on @BBCMoreOrLess 🎧: bbc.in/3ZTKesI