There's an interesting article in the FT talking about the similarities between Britain and France. One thing it mentions is how good the statistical data is in the UK so that we can target spend appropriately whereas in France it's open to more anecdotal direction.
The article concludes
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Narayana Murthy, the Indian billionaire, is fond of the saying that “in God we trust, but everyone else needs to bring data to the table”. It’s a phrase his son-in-law has reached for too. As it happens, this son-in-law, the prime minister Rishi Sunak, is himself good anecdotal evidence of the success of the British model. But the real secret lies in the fact that the UK doesn’t need to reach for anecdote to show its approach to integration is working.
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Google: "When it comes to counting, Britain is number one"
https://www.ft.com/content/e276e8aa-...3-17fc62cca79e