How do you count millionaires?

Published: Sept. 18, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

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Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford\nProducers: Caroline Bayley, Natasha Fernandes and Bethan Ashmead-Latham\nSeries producer: Tom Colls\nProduction co-ordinator: Katie Morrison\nSound mix: Sarah Hockley\nEditor: Richard Vadon