Numbers Game

  • 13 Feb 20
    Increasing homelessness, parliament ‘misled’ over HS2 costs, 2019 bumper year for public procurement, 18 million health workers wanted - all in Numbers Game from the February...
  • 12 Dec 19
    Companies benefiting from big UK government contracts operating in tax havens, public sector consulting bill tops £1.4bn and young and women suffer the most from unemployment in...
  • 16 Oct 19
    Japan to fund ‘futuristic’ projects, Central America targets malaria and the Irish seek debt reduction - all in Numbers Game from the October 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
  • 16 Sep 19
    Rising global hunger, aid shortfalls and baby foods full of sugar - all in the Numbers Game from the September 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
  • 22 Jul 19
    Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
  • 14 Jun 19
    Inter-American Development Bank funds efforts to ease Latin American migrant tensions, charities call for increased public health investment and criticism over delays to cladding removal after the...
  • Debt
    14 May 19
    Brexit money, cash for the Windrush generation and puppy smuggling. All in May’s edition of Numbers Game.
  • News in Numbers
    5 Feb 19
    Financial instability amongst councils, gender pay gaps and house building numbers are all in this month’s Numbers Game.
  • 10 Dec 18
    Facts and figures on public sector appointments, growth expectations and the costs of feeding Gladstone, the Treasury cat. From the December 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
  • 15 Nov 18
    Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
  • 14 Sep 18
    Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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    25 Apr 16
    Facts and figures from the May 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, on public sector employment, academy enthusiasm, trust in government, city regions and Brexit
  • 21 Mar 16
    Facts and figures from April 2016’s Public Finance magazine, including town vs country priorities, interest rates, Northern Powerhouse prospects and Danish asylum seizures
  • 17 Feb 16
    Facts and figures from the March 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, featuring public trust in officials, EU vs UK vs US employment trends, inflation, housebuilding and Brexit
  • Polling station
    19 Jan 16
    Facts and figures from the Jan/Feb 2016 edition of Public Finance, including employment trends, pensions, cool welcomes across Europe, the perils of perception and a postmortem of election polling
  • 24 Nov 15
    Facts and figures from the December 2015 edition of Public Finance magazine, including pay growth, Bank of England forecasts, international health provision, student satisfaction, and refugee numbers.
  • 22 Oct 15
    A round-up of facts and figures from the November 2015 edition of Public Finance, looking at the living wage, apprenticeships versus degrees, the productivity puzzle and Brexit opinions
  • 1 Oct 15
    Facts and figures from the October 2015 edition of Public Finance, including tax avoidance, the public estate, hiring and firing rates, dissatisfaction with the EU and life peerages
  • 1 Sep 15
    Facts and figures from the September edition of Public Finance magazine, on social housing shortfalls, austerity’s trajectory, asylum seekers and foreign workers, and time lost to strikes
  • 23 Aug 15
    Facts and figures from the July/August of Public Finance, focusing on voter concerns, upcoming cuts, deflation and GDP
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