Leaflets, taxes, oil workers and classrooms
We look at bad graphs, oil rig extrapolations and pupil populations
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
June 12, 202428m 31s
Show Notes
What’s going on with the dodgy bar charts that political parties put on constituency campaign leaflets?
What’s the truth about tax promises?
Are 100,000 oil workers going to lose their jobs in Scotland?
Will class sizes increase in state schools if private schools increase their fees?
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Kate Lamble Producers: Nathan Gower, Beth Ashmead-Latham, Debbie Richford Production coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon