Posts by: Charlie King
Phyllis Macfarlane comments on RPI methodology
I first became interested in Inflation measurement some years ago when GFK bid (unsuccessfully!) for the data collection work that inputs into the UK RPI.
At that time the prices for each of the products and services in the basket …
RPI versus CPIH – what’s your opinion?
The Campaign for Better Business Statistics responses to the Joint UKSA / Treasury consultation on RPI methodology.
The Campaign for Better Business Statistics grew out of dissatisfaction with various aspects of UK business statistics, as provided by the ONS, …
The Statistics User Forum (SUF)
Tony Dent’s critique of the ESCoE report will be a major element of the next meeting of the next Statistics User Forum (SUF) on 28th September. The SUF is hosted by the Royal Statistical Society and supported by the ONS…
Iain MacKay comments on Tony Dent’s review of the ESCoE report
This comprehensive review of the ESCoE report exposes some reasons why open government is necessary to help ensure that public resources are neither wasted nor misdirected.
The coalition government that came into office in 2010 showed a determination to provide …
How successful is ESCoE?
A discussion paper on the ESCoE Report published on the 12th of February 2020
By Tony Dent, Chairman CMR Group and the Campaign for Better Business Statistics
Summary
This document provides an opportunity for discussion based upon my …
Business Research Report provided by Purple
Purple Market Research has recently published a summary of useful information concerning the impact of Covid-19 on UK Business. Unfortunately their good news is not as good as one would wish because they have referred to information published by the …
The chancellor announces help for UK business – but is it enough?
Commentary on the scenario as published by the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR)
Introduction
This document provides a commentary on the scenario[1] recently published by the OBR, being their assessment of the likely cost to the Treasury …
The Effects of Covid-19 on UK Business
Summary of the main findings to date
UKPLC have been conducting telephone and online research to gain information on the effects of the coronavirus on UK business and, although we cannot claim to have a statistically reliable dataset, the situation …
Some considerations for monitoring the effects of Covid-19 on UK business
By an economist
We asked a distinguished economist for his ideas for our on-going research into the impact of Covid-19 on the UK business community. Here are his thoughts:
One possible objective of current research is to monitor blow-by-blow how …
Covid-19 – and the good news is?
The coming boomer apocalypse
Introduction
In recent days there have been numerous announcements and statistics published concerning Covid-19 for the UK and overseas. For my part, I had originally crunched the figures for the UK as shown below on …