Of all heart attacks, around 6 per cent occur during sexual intercourse. Of these, 90 per cent happen during extramarital sex. [The Golden Age is In Us, Alexander Cockburn, Verso, 1995]
A third of all British legislation and 70 per cent of our economic and social legislation originate from Brussels. [The British Spring, Demos, 1997]
The world's governments spend $54 billion a year subsidising the fish industry. The total amount of fish caught annually is worth $70 billion. [The OECD Observer, April/May 1997]
Doubling the number of engineering students in the US would increase GDP by 0.5 per cent, while the same change in the number studying law would cause a 0.3
per cent drop. [The State to Come, Will Hutton, Vintage 1997]
In Russia, 36 per cent of workers earn salaries below the poverty line. [Financial Times, March 1997]
Between 1987 and 1993 the number of local government staff earning more than ?20,000 a year increased by 53 per cent and is now averaging about 6,000. [The Melody Lingers On, Audit Commission Report]
Between 1989 and 1991, the number of women registered with the Women's Football
Association rose by 50 per cent to 9,000. [The Playful Self: Why Women Need Play in their Lives, Rebecca Abrams, 1997]
The average office worker sends and receives 178 messages each day. [Wall Street Journal, 8th April 1997]
