More or Less: Behind the Stats

Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours, and since the end of the Second World War tha... more

Some Labour politicians have been calling for a wealth tax, claiming a 2% tax could raise ... more

On 27 December 2024, astronomers spotted an asteroid that was potentially heading towards ... more

More working age people are claiming disability benefits. What's driving the trend? Is it ... more

In March 2020, the covid pandemic forced the UK into lockdown. Schools closed, universitie... more

You may have seen a map circulated on social media that claims to show the average IQ of d... more

It’s been 12 weeks since President Trump announced the formation of DOGE, the so-called de... more

As part of the fast-moving argument over US military support to Ukraine, the US demanded $... more

Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war effort? Is a $500billion cut of Uk... more

As negotiations to end the Ukraine war rumble on, Donald Trump seems equally interested in... more

Last week Elon Musk revealed that he had been through the Social Security Agencies databas... more

On the 25th January, the US Press Secretary announced that in their bid to stop ‘fraud’ an... more

Babies born in the US to Black Hispanic or African American mothers are more likely to die... more

Google claim their latest quantum computer chip is able to process something in five minut... more

Just before being inaugurated as US president for the second time, Donald Trump launched s... more

What has the colour of your hair got to do with your capacity to withstand pain? We inves... more

The claim that 79% of asylum seekers in Sweden go on holiday in their home country has bee... more

We asked and you responded, this edition of ‘numbers of the year’ are from you. our loyal ... more

It’s that time of year again, the time when we ask some of our favourite statistically-inc... more

“Say what you like about Mussolini but he did make the trains run on time.” This phrase is... more

Are most Americans barely holding their head above water when it comes to personal finance... more

When World War Two came to Greece, a period of terrible human suffering followed. There wa... more

President Elect Donald Trump has created a new government advisory group – the Department ... more

Governments around the world have promised to fight climate change. But are they also pump... more

Just hours after Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election, rumours sta... more

A huge quantity of clothing is produced every year around the world. But is so much made t... more