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Is Britain poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi? Journalist Fraser Nelson calculates that鈥檚 the case. Tim Harford speaks to economist Chris Dillow about why...

Is Britain poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi? Journalist Fraser Nelson calculates that鈥檚 the case. Tim Harford speaks to economist Chris Dillow about why he鈥檚 right. Late last year 蘑菇短视频 Trending referred to Eritrea as 鈥榯iny鈥�. Listeners complained and the complaint was upheld. More or Less talks to Trending producer Mukul Devichand and asks whether any country can rightly be called 鈥榯iny鈥�.

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