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We’ve just launched the first iteration of a new project: the Cashogram! Ever wondered how spending on hospitals compares to holidays, or how porn compares to MPs’ expenses?*

Whether or not you have, you’ll probably enjoy the Cashogram: UK personal and government spending in pounds per person per year. Check out the diagram, and a few thoughts we wrote down, at headlinesuperheroes.co.uk/cashogram.

* Probably not in the case of Jacqui Smith and her husband.