The Week in Numbers (to July 19th)

You don't get what you pay for

265 

The number of staff the covid inquiry has on its books.

£196 million 

The Taxpayers Alliance estimates the daily cost of the Covid Inquiry to be a substantial £ 136,907, contributing to a total cost of over £196 million.

The estimated cost would make it the most expensive statutory inquiry and the most costly on a per-day basis.

£376 billion 

In the UK, …