More or Less

Was it easier to deport migrants to France before Brexit?


Listen Later

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says it was easier to deport illegal migrants to Europe when we were in the EU. Is that true?

Did the governor of the Bank of England get his numbers wrong on the UK’s ageing population?

Why is the price of beef up by 25% in a year?

Is it possible to prove that MPs are using AI to write their speeches?

If you’ve seen a number you think we should take a look at, email the team: [email protected]

Presenter: Tim Harford

Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower and Nicholas Barrett
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Richard Vadon

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

More or LessBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

766 ratings


More shows like More or Less

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,700 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

530 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,044 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

290 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,436 Listeners

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 by BBC Radio 4

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

2,114 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

1,926 Listeners

The Bottom Line by BBC Radio 4

The Bottom Line

35 Listeners

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast by Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

342 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

432 Listeners

Science Weekly by The Guardian

Science Weekly

419 Listeners

Curious Cases by BBC Radio 4

Curious Cases

825 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

246 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

349 Listeners

The Briefing Room by BBC Radio 4

The Briefing Room

73 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

481 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

357 Listeners

Have You Heard George's Podcast? by BBC Sounds

Have You Heard George's Podcast?

227 Listeners

Sliced Bread by BBC Radio 4

Sliced Bread

141 Listeners

Elis James and John Robins by BBC Radio 5 Live

Elis James and John Robins

319 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,191 Listeners

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford by Pushkin Industries

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

5,159 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

64 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

818 Listeners

Dua Lipa: At Your Service by BBC Sounds

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

998 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,085 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

496 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Sounds

Believe in Magic

614 Listeners

Uncharted with Hannah Fry by BBC Radio 4

Uncharted with Hannah Fry

115 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

289 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

264 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

64 Listeners

Rory Stewart: The Long History of... by BBC Radio 4

Rory Stewart: The Long History of...

80 Listeners

Havana Helmet Club by BBC Sounds

Havana Helmet Club

3 Listeners