More or Less

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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

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Mar 16, 2011 · 28 min
The Story of Economics 'Gods'
More or Less creator Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to why...
Jan 21, 2011 · 27 min
Health check
The Government says Britain's health care standards have fallen behind those of our...
Jan 14, 2011 · 27 min
Street grooming
We look at street grooming, examine the new bank taxes, revisit Ambridge in the wake...
Jan 7, 2011 · 27 min
Big numbers
More or Less examines this week's claims and counter-claims about VAT, exposes some -...
Dec 31, 2010 · 27 min
2010 in numbers
Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers. Happy New Year to all...
Dec 24, 2010 · 27 min
What the Dickens?
Boom. Bust. Bah humbug. Tim Harford narrates 'A More or Less Christmas Carol' in which...
Dec 17, 2010 · 28 min
Council of despair
Local government budgets are being cut. More or Less looks at how the pie is sliced on...
Dec 10, 2010 · 27 min
Degrees of Debt
We look at the numbers behind the increase in the cap on undergraduate tuition fees in...
Oct 1, 2010 · 27 min
Gay Britain
Tim Harford and the More or Less team examine the micromort measure of risk and on...
Sep 24, 2010 · 27 min
How welfare works
Tim Harford and the More or Less team examine more numbers in the news. Fast.
Sep 17, 2010 · 27 min
Who earns more?
Who earns more: private or public employees? And are your trousers flattering you?
Sep 10, 2010 · 28 min
Back to school
More or Less looks at how maths is taught in schools today and it asks what the of the...
Sep 3, 2010 · 27 min
03 Sep 2010
How reliable are life expectancy figures? Can cycling ever be safer than driving? And,...