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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