Measles, Traitors and the cost of Brexit

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - January 31, 2024 09:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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Was there really a 5% measles vaccination rate in Birmingham? Has Brexit already cost 6% of the UKs economy? For how long has crime been falling? And are contestants on the reality gameshow any good at finding traitors?

Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producers: Nathan Gower and Debbie Richford
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon