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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

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More or Less: Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor

Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor

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Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?

The UK’s Covid cases are still rising and Scotland is being hit particularly hard - so are we speeding up our vaccination programme in response?
 
Will many of the UK’s coastal towns, not to mention central London, be underwater in the next few years?
 
Do the country’s poorest households really pay more than half their income in tax?
 
What are the top five places with the best vaccination rates in the world? The answers may surprise you.
 
We speak to Tom Chivers, a science journalist who has written a book called “How to Read numbers” with his cousin the economist David Chivers.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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