Coffee with the Chancellor, inflation measures, GP numbers and toilet paper
More or Less: Behind the Stats
Jeremy Hunt has pledged in a new social media video to halve the UKβs high rate of inflation. Tim Harford and the team fact check the Chancellorβs claims. Also β CPI, CPIH, RPI β which measure of inflation is best for assessing the impact of the rising cost of living? Plus has the number of GPs in England gone up or down since the start of the pandemic. And does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?
Presenter: Tim Harford Series Producer: Jon Bithrey Reporters: Josephine Casserly, Nathan Gower, Louise Hidalgo, Charlotte McDonald Sound Engineer: James Beard Production Co-ordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross Editor: Richard Vadon
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