Royal Statistical Society
RPI vs CPI: the row goes on
Two new contributions to the argument over how the UK measures inflation show that the issue is far from dead. Arcane the argument may be, but its effects are not.
Shameful delays in registering the 7/7 deaths
In the London bombings of July 7 2005, 52 people died.
2011 Census: how private?
How private will the results of the 2011 Census be? Officially, privacy is absolutely guaranteed under the Census Acts of 1920 and 1990.
Football referees: not nobbled, but biased
How easy would it be for a referee to fix the result of a football match, as the (former) Chairman of the Football Association and of England’s 2018 bid, Lord Triesman, has alleged?
Big changes proposed in pre-release access to statistics
Access to statistics before they are released should be sharply curtailed, the UK Statistics Authority has recommended.
Improving public trust in statistics
How do the three major political parties plan to improve public trust in official statistics?
Party leaders urged to use statistics honestly
Play it straight, urges the President of the Royal Statistical Society in a letter to party leaders in advance of the election.
New parliamentary forum for statistics launched
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Statistics was launched at the House of Lords on November 3.