Reality Check

The Spectator

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Reality Check cuts through the spin and explains the numbers behind the noise. In each episode, The Spectator’s economics editor Michael Simmons and in-the-know guests will make a data-driven case on a story hogging the headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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