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Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat
More or Less: Behind the Stats
English - June 07, 2023 08:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratingsNews Education Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Liberal Democrats say 120 people a day in England died last year whilst waiting for an ambulance. We investigate whether the claim stands up to scrutiny. Also Rishi Sunak's pandemic-era scheme Eat Out To Help Out is back in the spotlight. How much did it really contribute to a second wave of infections? We look at a claim that no single woman in England on an average salary can afford to rent a home of her own. And Jonathan Agnew said on Test Match Special that goat is the most eaten meat in the world. Is he right?
Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Jo Casserly, Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
(Woman looking for a flat to rent. Credit: Oscar Wong/Getty images)