Ideal measurement of women's waist to hip measurement
(calculated by dividing waist measurement by hip measurement from the point of
view of men according to UCL psychology professor John Manning. 0.7
Years since the average British woman had such a ratio
which equate to the waist being just under a third smaller than the hips 23
Current ratio 0.73
% of Britons who feel the media cannot be held
responsible for dictating the public perception of the ideal body shape 7
Number of article in the UK national press last month
that included the word hypocrisy 235
% of these that referred to Diane Abott 20
Number of article in the UK national press last month
that included the word diet 929
Average cost of a boob job in the UK £
3000
Number of teenage girls ion the UK who have turned to
plastic surgery in the 12 months in pursuit of bodily perfection ranging from
bigger breast to better nose, the majority of whom rely largely on their parents
to pay 3000
Annual fees at the city of London School for Boys, near
St-Paul, where Diane Abbott's son James will study £
10000
Number of children around the world who have no access to
education 100 m
% of these who are girls 57
Amount spend annually by rich countries on aid for basic
education $1.4 bn
Additional money needed annually to ensure all the
world's children can go to primary school $5.6 bn
Amount Americans spend on pizza each year $28
bn
Amount British government spend on the war in Iraq $5.6
bn
Amount that American parents spend annually on Barbie
dolls for their daughter $6 bn
Amount Europeans spend on ice cream each year $11.2
bn
% of US spending on the Iraq ear needed to pay for all
the world's children to go to school 10
Number of time by which the UK would have to multiply its
current contribution to aid basic education worldwide in order to provide its
fair share of the money 4
Percentage of A-grades at A-level won by the seven per
cent of UK pupil who attend private school 40
Compiled by Tom Templeton
Published in the Observer Magazine (7/12/2003)