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The UK vs Mississippi

Is Britain poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi? Journalist Fraser Nelson calculates why that is the case, and economist Chris Dillow explains why he is right.

Is Britain poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi? Journalist Fraser Nelson calculates that’s the case. Tim Harford speaks to economist Chris Dillow about why he is right. Late last year ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trending referred to Eritrea as ‘tiny’. Listeners complained and the complaint was upheld. More or Less talks to Trending producer Mukul Devichand and asks whether any country can rightly be called ‘tiny’.

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Mon 22 Sep 2014 08:50GMT

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  • Fri 19 Sep 2014 18:50GMT
  • Sun 21 Sep 2014 22:50GMT
  • Mon 22 Sep 2014 01:50GMT
  • Mon 22 Sep 2014 08:50GMT

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