Pig out

Marks & Spencer wrote to an ice cream parlour in Hertfordshire demanding that it stop calling one of its products ‘Perky Pig’ on the grounds that it infringed the chain’s copyright of Percy Pigs, which it has been selling since 1992. Some more onomatopoeic porcines:

– Pierre Pig: collectible plastic figurines introduced by Fabuland in 1984. The characters in the series also included Pat Pig, Peter Pig and Patricia Piglet.

– Peppa Pig: children’s TV series first broadcast on Channel 5 in 2004, and favourite of former PM Boris Johnson.

– Percival Pig Finds His Manners: children’s book published in the US in 2014.

– Percival, the Performing Pig: children’s play by Dilys Owen.

– Perry Pig Jump: Nintendo game brought out in 2019.

– Pamela Pig Has Lost Her Oink: literacy aid for three- to five-year-olds available for download on the Tes website.

United state

Who belongs to a trade union?

Highest sectors (% of employees belonging to a union): Education (49%), health and social work (39%) and public administration and defence (39%).

Salary level

Less than £250 a week                        12%

£250-£499                                             22%

£500-£999                                             30%

More than £1,000                                 18%

Age

16-24                                                      4.3%

25-34                                                      20%

35-49                                                      35%

50+                                                          41%

Regions: membership is highest in Wales (36%), Northern Ireland (31%) and north-east (29%). It is lowest in the south-east (17%), London (18%) and the east (20%).

Source: Beis

Qualified success

Which country sends the best-qualified migrants to England and Wales? Percentage educated to higher education level by country of birth (31% of native residents have such qualifications):

Nigeria                                                   68%

South Africa                                          54%

India                                                       51%

Italy                                                        48%

Germany                                                47%

Ireland                                                    36%

Poland                                                    35%

Romania                                                33%

Pakistan                                                 29%

Bangladesh                                            24%

Source: ONS

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