More or Less

How do you count millionaires?

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Can we be sure that thousands of millionaires are leaving the UK?

How much do asylum seekers cost the state?
Who will win a geeky bet on private school pupil numbers?
What does a string quartet teach us about the woes of the National Health Service?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford

Producers: Caroline Bayley, Natasha Fernandes and Bethan Ashmead-Latham
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Sarah Hockley
Editor: Richard Vadon

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