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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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UK v European energy prices, falling excess deaths, and is five grams of cocaine a lot?

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We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe.

Does the UK really have by far the highest domestic energy bills in Europe? We debunk a viral social media claim suggesting just that. Also the number of excess deaths has been falling in the UK - how positive should we be that we’re through the worst? Plus do we really have access to only 3% of rivers and 8% of the countryside in England – and after the conviction of former MP Jared O’Mara we ask whether 5 grams of cocaine is a lot.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Josephine Casserly, Nathan Gower
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard

Note: The original programme has been updated to remove a reference to a specific right to roam in Scotland from the item about access to the countryside.

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