More or Less: Behind the Stats

Deaths, taxes and missing cats

Jan 10, 2024
The podcast investigates the truth behind various statistics such as a 2500% increase in gun crime in London, high taxes in the UK, excess deaths from Covid, and the claim that three cats go missing every second in the UK. They question the credibility of the reported increase in gun crimes, discuss the rising tax burden and its impact on public services, compare excess death rates in the UK to other countries, and expose flaws in the calculation of missing cat numbers.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Questioning the Credibility of a Reported Increase in Firearms Offences
02:28 • 1min
3
Misreporting of firearms offenses and possible reasons for the increase
03:54 • 5min
4
Rising Tax Burden and its Impact on Public Services
09:21 • 7min
5
Changes in income tax rates and excess deaths compared to other countries in Western Europe
16:13 • 3min
6
Comparing Excess Death Rates in the UK
19:13 • 8min
7
Questionable Numbers and Alternative Data: The Case of Missing Cats
27:34 • 4min