Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, moments and movements,

stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

And the BBC's position at the heart of British music means we can tell those stories like no one else.

We were, are and always will be right there at the center of the narrative.

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and

infamous moments in music check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds music radio podcasts.

Hello and welcome to more or less with me, Tim Harford.

Apparently, the trick to creating compelling radio is conflict.

So this week, we present a series of epic match-ups.

Pensioners versus immigrants. Oil Tankers versus Inertia. Energy Secretary Ed Millerband versus our crunching pedantry, randomized trials versus known unknowns,

and our loyal listeners versus mathematician Katie Steckles.

Who will triumph? There can be only one.

Loyal listener Alistair Foot got in touch via more or less at BBC.co.

UK after being sent one of those viral WhatsApp messages that get passed on and on

without anyone bothering to check if they're legit.

Alistair's Spidey Sense started tingling so he asked us to investigate.

The crux of the self-described pensions reality check is that British Old Age pensioners, I'm shouting because it's all caps,

receive just £6,000 in benefits per year,

while all caps illegal immigrants slash refugees living in Britain receive nearly 30,000 pounds.

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