Ben Butcher
@bienbutcher
Data Editor @Telegraph || Formerly fact-checker @BBCRealityCheck and News Analysis || Tweets my views, no one elses
👨🎓 Around 2.5pc of pupils are more likely to absent from school than present, figure shows - that's roughly 173k students. A mad statistic. @szupingc looks into the impact - and how schools are attempting to stop it (with a little data help from me!) telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…
🚗 A cracking dataset spot by Steve, crunched by @the_one_n_ollie As councils and private parking companies get more predatory, the number of number plate requests has surpassed the number of actual cars since 2022 - and is only getting higher telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…
🗳️ At the next election, 16-17 year olds will be able to vote if Labour's plans go ahead. This is something that overwhelmingly benefits the left - and in an election likely to be of tiny majorities, could have a tiny impact on seats. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
🚨NEW: It’s getting hot in here … … but how much hotter than usual? If you go to the Telegraph’s homepage, you’ll find this tool⬇️ With @marihallal and @bienbutcher 1/2