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The UK vs Mississippi

Is Britain poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi? Journalist Fraser Nelson calculates why that is the case, and economist Chris Dillow explains why he is right.

Is Britain poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi? Journalist Fraser Nelson calculates that鈥檚 the case. Tim Harford speaks to economist Chris Dillow about why he is right. Late last year 麻豆社 Trending referred to Eritrea as 鈥榯iny鈥�. Listeners complained and the complaint was upheld. More or Less talks to Trending producer Mukul Devichand and asks whether any country can rightly be called 鈥榯iny鈥�.

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麻豆社 World Service Online

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