Coffee with the chancellor, inflation measures, GP numbers and toilet paper
We fact check Jeremy Hunt’s pledge in a recent social media video to halve inflation.
Jeremy Hunt has pledged in a new social media video to halve the UK’s high rate of inflation. Tim Harford and the team fact check the Chancellor’s claims. Also – CPI, CPIH, RPI – which measure of inflation is best for assessing the impact of the rising cost of living? Plus has the number of GPs in England gone up or down since the start of the pandemic. And does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?
Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Josephine Casserly, Nathan Gower, Louise Hidalgo, Charlotte McDonald
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
Editor: Richard Vadon
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- Wed 25 Jan 202309:00BBC Radio 4
- Fri 27 Jan 202316:30BBC Radio 4
- Sun 29 Jan 202320:00BBC Radio 4
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