Exclusions, black holes and dividing by zero

More or Less: behind the statistics

Wednesday, 4 September 2024 - 29 minutes

Do half of children in Wales have special educational needs?
Are permanent exclusions at the highest ever level in England?
Labour are talking about a £22bn black hole. Is that a new black hole in the finances?
Are there more Ghanaian nurses in the UK than in Ghana?
Can you divide one by zero?Tim Harford looks at some of the numbers in the news.Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Kate Lamble and Nathan Gower
Producer: Beth Ashmead Latham
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Andy Fell
Editor: Richard Vadon

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