Skint: The Truth About Britain's Broken Economy review — Tim Harford to the rescue

A collective groan may well have been heard across Britain’s living rooms when Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy with Tim Harford (Channel 4) came on. Especially as the economics journalist was essentially lecturing us about Britain’s problems from the sidelines, with no hope or expectation of getting his hands on the dirty levers of power, unlike some people occupying the airwaves. Still, this felt fresh because Harford was an impartial voice who focused almost exclusively on the numbers …