Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths

The numbers behind Ukraine’s rare earth worth and the UK’s defence spending ambitions.

• 28 mins

DOGE, apples and irregular migrants

Fact-checking government efficiency claims in the US.

• 28 mins

How did lockdown impact children?

Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown.

• 42 mins

Why are more people claiming disability benefits?

Plus, UK v Russia on free speech and the collapse of the Labour Force Survey.

• 28 mins

Could a 2% wealth tax raise £24bn?

Plus, did trillions disappear from UK pensions? Why does the UK have a lot of old housing?

• 28 mins

Is one in four people in the UK disabled?

Plus, what has Canada done to Donald Trump? Is Rachel Reeves chasing the model?

• 28 mins

The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula

Also, counting bobbies, freezing tax and electrocuting redheads

• 28 mins