Main content

Child Poverty, School Inequality and a Second Wave

As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections? Plus, which children are getting a solid home-school experience, and who is missing out?

As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections? We get a first look at the evidence for the much-trumpeted Covid-19 treatment, Dexamethasone. Stephanie Flanders tells us what’s happening to the UK economy. Keir Starmer says child poverty is up; Boris Johnson says it’s down, who's right? Plus which children are getting a solid home-school experience, and who is missing out?

Available now

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Jun 2020 09:00

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Jun 2020 09:00

Just how reliable is our intuition? Find out with The Open University

OU Connect: Put your brain to the test with our new mind-bending probability problems!

When can you trust statistics?

When can you trust statistics?

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.

Download this programme

Download this programme

Subscribe to the More or Less Podcast or download individual episodes.