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The prime minister in statistical bother
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
He claimed that the number of people in employment has been rising - when it鈥檚 been falling. And he made a claim that crime has fallen - when it鈥檚 risen. We discuss the truth, and what Parliament can do to defend it.
Plus, we examine the rules around testosterone and trans women鈥檚 participation in elite sport, and the spirit of Donald Rumsfeld is with us as we try to navigate the largely unknown world of fungi.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
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