From America
From
greenhouse gases to the finest Darjeeling in 21 steps
%
of UK greenhouse gas emission that are caused by motorised transport 27
%
of people in professional occupations who walk to work 5
%
of people in non skilled occupations who walk to work 25
Number
of yards I'm a celebrity...participant Neil 'razor' Ruddock ran to
headbutt football opponent Craig Short, after he was convinced he has seen Short
stamp on Ruddock's team mate Alan Shearer 50
Number
of years Lord Charles Brocket was sentenced to spend in prison after trying to swindle
£4.5m out of assurance company General Accident by claiming his rare cars had been
stolen 5
%
of rural communities that do not have an hourly bus service 39
%
of rural communities that do not have a daily bus service 27
% increase in road transport since
1980 77
%
of household that have two or more car 26
%
greater distance, on average travelled by car by man than woman in Britain 40
Value
of unpaid labour, including cooking, cleaning, taxiing and care, put in by
mother and fathers across Britain Last year£877.3bn
Value per household £33,742
%
increase on this figure five year ago, reflecting the increase in the market
cost of this services 39
Value
last year of the childcare component £220.5bn
Childcare
percentage of the total 25
Percentage
increase in the cost of the childcare component over the past five years 80
Number
of cases of suspected child abuse reported by social services department in
1997/2003 160,000/500,000
%
increase in the cost of a live-in-nanny over the past year 15
Average
wage of a live-in nanny in rural area of Britain £15,540
Average
wage of a live-in nanny in London £21,343
Cost
of a kilo of the most expensive type of Darjeeling tea £1,800
Compiled
by Tom Templeton
1 ONS
2,3 National Transport Survey 4 Evening Standard 5 Daily Mirror 6,7 National
Transport Survey 8-16 ONS 17 The spectator 18-20 Nursery world 21 Tea
World
Published in the
Observer Magazine (15-02-2004)
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