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Worse mortgages, better readers, and potholes on the moon

We check some of the numbers that are flying about in the general election campaign.

Will Conservative policies raise mortgages by Β£4800, as Labour claim? Are primary school kids in England the best readers in the (western) world, as the Conservatives claim? Are there more potholes in the UK than craters on the moon?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower, Simon Tullet
Beth Ashmead-Latham and Debbie Richford
Production coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon

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