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Debt, students, shark and chips

What is the government鈥檚 rule on debt? Are international students stealing UK places? How much social housing is being built? Do 90% of chip shops sell shark and chips?

What is the government鈥檚 fiscal rule on the national debt? Are international students stealing places from the UK鈥檚 young people? How much social housing is really being built? Do 90% of chip shops sell shark and chips?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Debbie Richford, Olga Smirnova and Perisha Kudhail
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Charlotte McDonald

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28 minutes

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  • Wed 14 Feb 2024 09:00
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  • Sun 18 Feb 2024 20:00

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