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    The prime minister in statistical bother

    Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.

  2. Does the UK have the fastest growing economy in the G7?

    How fast is our economy growing? And what is happening with Omicron reinfections?

  3. Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?

    Does inflation hit poor households harder and how many people have died of Covid?

  4. Are women 32% more likely to die after operations by a male surgeon?

    Surgery death risks, Test and Trace costs in the UK and Germany, and podcast plans.

  5. Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters

    An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and the booster drive.

  6. Twenty years of More or Less

    A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.

  7. Is it easy being green?

    Expensive electricity, inadequate insulation, and a tale of tumbling trees.

  8. Covid trends, face mask use, and the universal credit cut

    Coronavirus checked, mask use measured, and a minister's claim questioned.

  9. Death, Tax and Dishwashers

    Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? And how deadly is 2021?

  10. Vaccine waning, hot dogs and Afghanistan

    How worried should we be about antibodies? Plus food that shortens life.

  11. Covid, HGV driver shortages and protest costs

    Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion.

  12. The Freedom Day Gamble

    Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.

  13. Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor

    Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?

  14. Delta cases, blue tits and that one-in-two cancer claim

    Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?

  15. Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes

    The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK鈥檚 low ranking waters.

  16. Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes

    Should we worry about Covid-19 cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?

  17. Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer

    Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day?

  18. Wales jab success, Eurovision and living with your parents

    How to vaccinate a country quickly, plus the UK鈥檚 singing contest woes.

  19. Comparing death counts, Lock Down drinking and Long Covid

    Is the UK鈥檚 Covid-19 death count among the worst in the world?

  20. Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?

    Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable building cladding.

  21. Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies

    Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19?

  22. Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect

    Where are people catching Covid-19?

  23. Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing

    If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?

  24. How effective is one dose of the vaccine?

    Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?

  25. Spreadsheet snafu, 鈥楲ong Covid鈥� quantified, and the birth of probability

    Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.

  26. 'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones

    Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.

  27. Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen鈥檚 head

    How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off.

  28. Covid testing capacity, refugee numbers, and mascara

    Confusing claims on lab capacity, the UK鈥檚 record on asylum, and the volume of eyelashes.

  29. Covid cases rising, a guide to life鈥檚 risks, and racing jelly-fish

    How worrying is the UK鈥檚 jump in cases? Plus balancing risks and the speed of jelly-fish.

  30. Schools and coronavirus, test and trace, maths and reality

    Evidence on Covid-19 risks in schools, data on contact tracing, and a philosophical query.

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