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Election Special 1/2

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - December 03, 2019 11:24 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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50,000 nurses? 40 new hospitals? Big corporate tax rises? Childcare promises? Election pledges might sound good, but do they stand up to scrutiny? In the run up to the General Election on 12th December, Tim Harford takes his scalpel of truth to the inflamed appendix of misinformation.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Neal Razzell