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The Guardian's front page story today was based on a wide-ranging interview with the President of the Faculty of Public Health, Professor John Ashton. Among other things, he said: "The … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A row has erupted between Labour and the Conservatives about the number of jobs "created" outside of the capital. Our look at the figures suggests there are problems with some of the claims. Read
Rt. Hon. Peter Riddell CBE gave the Beveridge Lecture at the Royal Statistical Society last week. Mr Riddell is Director of the Institute for Government. Before that he was a … Read
"The key is to make complaints strictly factual, and backed up by references to the relevant facts and statistics, from official sources if possible." That's according to Jonathan Portes, Director … Read
According to the BBC, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has received more letters from the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) critiquing or suggesting changes to its use of statistics … Read
Health
Today's Telegraph reports that the number of doctors accepting GP training posts has fallen by 10%. We look into the figures. Read
For the first time in almost six years, Immigration has topped the list of issues people see as the most important facing Britain today, beating the economy into second place. … Read
Immigration
Immigration and emigration are primarily measured using the International Passenger Survey (IPS), based on interviewing willing passengers at various UK ports. It's a small sample and reliant on passengers reporting … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour claims a rise in the number of people claiming Housing Benefit while working is evidence that the government is overseeing a "cost-of-living crisis". Official figures are more ambiguous. Read
Education
The OECD has released figures on teachers' experience in the classroom, but there's been some confusion over the prevalence of abuse they're getting. Read
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