Office for National Statistics
‘It’s a huge problem’: what’s gone wrong at the ONS and why does it matter?
December 23, 2024The Office for National Statistics (ONS), with its number-crunchers and crack-of-dawn data dumps, is an unlikely backdrop for turmoil. But in recent months the Newport-based institution has come under repeated attack over questionable jobs figures, which experts have said leave policymakers“flying blind”. On top of this, questions are now being asked about survey data used […]
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Official estimate of trans population in England and Wales dropped by ONS
September 12, 2024Official figures estimating the number of transgender people in England and Wales have been stripped of their accredited status after an investigation found that too many people misunderstood the 2021 census question. In an embarrassing setback, the Office for National Statistics has requested a reclassification of the finding that there were 262,000 trans people in […]
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Britain comes together to clap for carers on Covid frontline – as it happened
May 21, 20208.31pm BST20:31 That’s the end of our UK live coverage for tonight, please follow worldwide developments on our global blog. Thanks for reading and writing in. 8.23pm BST20:23 Jedidajah Otte According to the BBC, “millions of people” were clapping across the country tonight, among them 100-year-old Dabirul Choudhury, from St Albans, who’s raised over £177,000 […]
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