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NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce

NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The government has trumpeted a big fall in those waiting over 18 months for hospital treatment in England. But total numbers on waiting lists have hit a new high. Also we look at how much impact the introduction of Voter ID had on turnout in May's English local elections. We ask whether Portugal really has a divorce rate of 94%. And we remember mathematician Dr Vicky Neale of Oxford University, who has died at the age of 39.
The government has trumpeted a big fall in those waiting over 18 months for hospital treatment in England. But total numbers on waiting lists have hit a new high. Also we look at how much impact the introduction of Voter ID had on turnout in May's English local elections. We ask whether Portugal really has a divorce rate of 94%. And we remember mathematician Dr Vicky Neale of Oxford University, who has died at the age of 39.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Josephine Casserly, Octavia Woodward, Ellie House
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Released:
May 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4