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Why don’t we know how many people are in Britain?
How many people live in Britain? You would think there would be a straightforward answer, but it eludes some of the nation’s brightest statistical minds. The problem of undercounting has worsened in recent years, largely because of high post-Brexit migration This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) projected that our population will grow by
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How many people live in Britain? You would think there would be a straightforward answer, but it eludes some of the nation’s brightest statistical minds. The problem of undercounting has worsened in recent years, largely because of high post-Brexit migration This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) projected that our population will grow by
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Miserable but compelling: Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths reviewed
From the magazinePansy is meant to be a sympathetic figure, but I felt sorrier for those who had to put up with her The central character in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), an angry, bitter, late middle-aged woman who rages against everyone and everything. Against her husband, her son, chuggers, dogs in coats, shop
Classical music has much to learn from Liverpool
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An excellent sixth-form drama project: Santi & Naz, at Soho Theatre, reviewed
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The maudlin, magical world of Celtic Connections
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What a sad thing Strictly Come Dancing has become
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‘Innovation is not enough’: meet visionary English painter Roger Wagner
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The rediscovery of the art of Simone de Beauvoir’s sister
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