How long does it take to turn around an oil tanker?

Published: Sept. 11, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

Do illegal migrants receive more in benefits than pensioners?\nWas Energy Secretary Ed Miliband right to celebrate a \u201crecord breaking\u201d renewable energy auction?\nIs one divided by zero infinity?\nWhy don\u2019t we spend more on evidence that government spending works?\nAnd how long does it actually take to turn around an oil tanker?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford\nReporter: Charlotte McDonald\nProducers: Natasha Fernandes, Bethan Ashmead-Latham and Nathan Gower\nSeries producer: Tom Colls\nProduction co-ordinator: Katie Morrison\nSound mix: Gareth Jones\nEditor: Richard Vadon