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Per capita GDP, MP claims and the entire EU budget

What does per capita GDP tell us about the UK economy? Was an MP right about government support for energy bills? How much did the EU spend on Covid recovery?

What does per capita GDP tell us about the UK economy? Did the government spend 拢94bn helping with rising energy prices? Was Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg right about the cost of the EU Covid recovery scheme? How did Ben Goldacre persuade scientists to publish all their medical research?

Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Nathan Gower and Lucy Proctor
Producers: Debbie Richford, Perisha Kudhail, Olga Smirnova
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon

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28 minutes

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  • Wed 21 Feb 2024 09:00
  • Fri 23 Feb 2024 16:30
  • Sun 25 Feb 2024 20:00

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