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The prime minister in statistical bother

The prime minister in statistical bother

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


The prime minister in statistical bother

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
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.
Released:
Feb 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4