Should the government target persnuffle?
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news, and in life.
Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Charlotte MacDonald Producers: Bethan Ashmead Latham, Natasha Fernandes and Nathan Gower Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon
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