Danny Dorling, professor of human geography at the University of Sheffield. Photo: Photo: Trish Carn.

Symon Hill was surprised to be absorbed by a passionate comparison of national statistics on inequality and public expenditure

Salter lecture: The top one per cent

Symon Hill was surprised to be absorbed by a passionate comparison of national statistics on inequality and public expenditure

by Symon Hill 1st June 2012

‘How do they get away with it?’ asked Danny Dorling, one of Britain’s top geographers, as he spoke about the government. ‘How do they get away on telly, night after night, with telling you how much we’ve spent?’