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If you've read [[The Tiger That Isn't]] by Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot you'll be well aware that many of the statistics that are regularly pushed at us by the media are dubious and some are downright wrong. Some figures are deliberately meant to confuse and some are simply not understood by the people who are using them. It's a refreshing change to find a book without an axe to grind and which is the source of a great deal of statistical information presented in a clear and user-friendly way and with plenty of relevant comparisons.