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    Tax, speed dating and sea ice

    Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners.

  2. Nurses' pay, Scottish seats, Penalty shootouts

    Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look.

  3. Is Crime Rising?

    It looks like homicides are on the rise - but better check the footnotes.

  4. Fact-checking Boris Johnson

    Giant bombs, a war hero and the foreign secretary's stats.

  5. Living standards and Kate Bush maths

    Are people's incomes falling? Plus singing Pi like Kate Bush.

  6. Economics of Overbooking

    Why airlines take a bet that you won't show for your flight.

  7. Christmas Quiz

    Tim Harford poses a tough statistical challenge.

  8. Have more famous people died this year?

    Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech

  9. How wrong were the Brexit forecasts?

    The economic doom that never was; childhood cancer figures and Ed Balls

  10. Are you related to Edward III鈥nd Danny Dyer?

    Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.

  11. Pensioners aren't poor anymore

    High-rolling pensioners, predicting norovirus, finding friends, and air pollution.

  12. Is dementia the number one killer?

    Is dementia on the rise? Plus immigration, incomplete contacts and chocolate muffins

  13. US election, stray cats and puzzles

    Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?

  14. Trump tells the Truth

    How the presidential hopeful has used statistics

  15. Irish Passports

    Do one in four Brits claim Irish ancestry?

  16. Gender Pay Gap

    Making sense of the difference between men's and women's pay.

  17. Counting Terror Deaths

    Is 2016 an unusually deadly year for terrorism?

  18. Grammar Schools

    Do selective schools improve grades and improve social mobility?

  19. Plastic Bags

    Has a 5p charge caused a drop in the use of carrier bags?

  20. The Supermarket Effect

    Tim Harford returns with Brexit, Trumpton, the Antiques Roadshow and some good news.

  21. The Referendum by Numbers - Omnibus: Part 2

    Tim Harford fact-checks the vital statistics from the EU referendum debate.

  22. The Referendum by Numbers - Omnibus: Part 1

    Tim Harford fact-checks the vital statistics from the EU referendum debate.

  24. The Most Profitable Product in History

    The most profitable product in history. Can the iPhone claim this accolade?

  25. EU Migration

    What will happen to migration if the UK leaves the EU?

  26. Brexit Numbers

    Do the Treasury's Brexit numbers add up?

  27. Celebrity Deaths

    Have more famous people died this year than usual?

  28. Fathers and Babies

    Have only 1 per cent of men taken the option of shared parental leave?

  29. The Great EU Cabbage Myth

    Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation?

  30. Selfies, Sugar Daddies and Dodgy Surveys

    Women take selfies for five-and-a-half hours a day. Really? Tim Harford on junk surveys.

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