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What is the future for UKSA?

What is the future for UKSA?

19th September at the Royal Statistical Society.

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WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR UKSA?

 

A seminar discussing the issues raised by Professor Lievesley’s review.

The

Special Contribution to the Review of UKSA

Special Contribution to the Review of UKSA

As a special contribution to the review of UKSA Better Statistics are planning a one-day seminar on the 19th September.  We are pleased to announce that Sir Robert Chote and Sir Vince Cable have agreed to serve on the …

CPIH as the RPI from 2030

CPIH as the RPI from 2030

Jill Leyland provides a useful timeline of the events relating to the decision to remove the RPI as a National Statistic

 

Latest Data from the Opinium Inflation Research

Latest Data from the Opinium Inflation Research

The latest Data from the Opinium Inflation Research on behalf of Better Statistics shows that only a third of UK citizens are aware that the ONS is responsible for measuring inflation and even fewer know that the official statistic is …

2023 Inflation Seminar

2023 Inflation Seminar

Sexual Orientation and Gender

Sexual Orientation and Gender

On 4th April the Office for National Statistics published detailed information from the Census on sexual orientation and gender .  Unfortunately, it is evident that the question used was misunderstood by many persons for whom English may not be

Measuring inflation as households see it: Next steps for the household costs indices

Measuring inflation as households see it: Next steps for the household costs indices

Authors: John Astin and Jill Leyland

FOREWORD
In 2015, at the request of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), we published a paper “Towards a Household Inflation Index”. The proposed index was intended as a measure of inflation “as perceived and …

Where are the excess deaths?

Where are the excess deaths?

Author: Tony Dent

There has been extensive news coverage of the difficulties experienced by the National Health Service, with some commentators linking the difficulties to an unusual increase in deaths.  For example the organisation Pulse headlined on 6th January …

Should we be looking for a new National Statistician or a new Statistical System?

Should we be looking for a new National Statistician or a new Statistical System?

The post of National Statistician has been announced on the civil service website, with applications required before midnight on 5th December. Sir Ian Diamond’s existing appointment has been further extended to run until the end of March 2023 and …