Global warnings
How much time do we have to save the world from catastrophic climate change?
5 years (according to the WWF, 2007)
5 years (International Energy Agency, 2011)
3 years (Christiana Figueres of the United Nations, 2017)
12 years (IPCC, 2018)
Doctor the figures
The NHS estimated it had been defrauded of £1.29 billion in 2016-17. By whom?
| Patients | £341m |
| NHS staff | £94m |
| Opticians | £79m |
| Dentists | £126m |
| Chemists | £111m |
| GPs | £88m |
Home stretch
What percentage of 25-34-year-olds can afford the cheapest local properties with the aid of a mortgage worth 4.5 times their salary now, compared with ten years ago?
| 2006 / 2016 | |
| London | 59 / 35 |
| South-east | 59 / 56 |
| East | 72 / 57 |
| South-west | 65 / 71 |
| West Midlands | 68 / 73 |
| East Midlands | 73 / 77 |
| North-west | 78 / 79 |
| Yorks & Humberside | 79 / 84 |
Source: Institute for Fiscal Studies
Doubts Remain
What do business leaders think of Brexit?
May 2016: Being in EU is a positive for 37% (ICSA Governance Institute poll)
June 2016: 37% of SME leaders support Brexit and 38% oppose it (TNS poll).
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