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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Is the UK really ahead in cutting carbon emissions?

The UK Prime Minister has announced several changes to key policies designed to help Britain reach net zero by 2050. In a major speech justifying what many see as a watering down of commitments, Rishi Sunak championed Britain?s achievements to date in cutting emissions. But where does the UK actually stand compared to other countries? Tim Harford talks to Hannah Ritchie from Our World in Data and author of ?Not the End of the World?.

Presenter: Tim Harford Producers: Nathan Gower, Jon Bithrey Editor: Richard Vadon Sound Engineer: James Beard

(Photo: Smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station Credit: David Jones / PA)

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - NHS consultant pay, Net Zero claims and Scotland’s ferry woes

NHS consultants in England are striking over a pay offer of 6%. We look at whether they are paid an average of ?120,000 a year and examine how much their pay compared to inflation has fallen. Also we fact check some of the claims Rishi Sunak made in his net zero speech, ask whether Britain is really that bad at building infrastructure compared to other countries and investigate the real levels of cancellations at Scotland and the UK's largest ferry company, Calmac.

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Articles of Interest - More Pockets

This is a special re visit of one of my favorite stories: Pockets. Followed up by a special live interview with Hannah Carlson, author of the book Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close, to see what’s changed since the original episode came out.

To see images of all kinds of pockets and to stay in the loop on articles of interest, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com