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The prime minister in statistical bother
The prime minister in statistical bother
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
He claimed that the number of people in employment has been rising - when it’s been falling. And he made a claim that crime has fallen - when it’s risen. We discuss the truth, and what Parliament can do to defend it.
Plus, we examine the rules around testosterone and trans women’s participation in elite sport, and the spirit of Donald Rumsfeld is with us as we try to navigate the largely unknown world of fungi.
He claimed that the number of people in employment has been rising - when it’s been falling. And he made a claim that crime has fallen - when it’s risen. We discuss the truth, and what Parliament can do to defend it.
Plus, we examine the rules around testosterone and trans women’s participation in elite sport, and the spirit of Donald Rumsfeld is with us as we try to navigate the largely unknown world of fungi.
Released:
Feb 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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