Exclusions, black holes and dividing by zero
Plus special educational needs in Wales and Ghanian nurses in the UK.
Do half of children in Wales have special educational needs?
Are permanent exclusions at the highest ever level in England?
Labour are talking about a £22bn black hole. Is that a new black hole in the finances?
Are there more Ghanaian nurses in the UK than in Ghana?
Can you divide one by zero?
Tim Harford looks at some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Kate Lamble and Nathan Gower
Producer: Beth Ashmead Latham
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Andy Fell
Editor: Richard Vadon
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- Wed 4 Sep 202409:00BBC Radio 4
- Fri 6 Sep 202416:30BBC Radio 4
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