Government data
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Exclusive: Labour ‘under no illusions’ about mess party stands to inherit, as council leaders warn more will go bust next year
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Statisticians say question on gender and sex in 2021 ONS survey could have been misinterpreted by people unable to speak English well
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Federal scientists would largely be barred from publicly discussing research, which could have a ‘chilling effect’, experts say
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Government’s Future Fund rescue capital, set up amid Covid pandemic, backs a further 53 firms
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Politicians of all stripes have relied on inaccurate or incomplete figures to make crucial decisions, says Georgina Sturge
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Government forecast anticipates 12% decline, mainly due to fewer births, with surplus school places in years ahead
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Sir David Spiegelhalter tells Desert Island Discs he wouldn’t make a good government adviser because he is too optimistic
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Hospitals may have fewer Covid-19 patients now but the statistics point to worrying times ahead for the NHS
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Official statistics watchdog has responded to a rise in complaints from politicians and the public about misuse of figures
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Natural England biodiversity metric will let valuable wildlife habitat be logged as ‘degraded’ land and penalise rewilding, warn ecologists
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Permanent secretary Tom Scholar among those affected after entering incorrect passwords repeatedly
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British civil servant’s email points to ‘triage’ system for companies biddig for contracts
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MP queries Treasury grasp of ‘real world’ in tweet, as other Tories call catch-up plan after Covid inadequate
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This week: The ability of statistics to accurately represent the world is declining. In its wake, a new age of big data controlled by private companies is taking over – and putting democracy in perilPodcast
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As the capital moves to tier 2 restrictions, we look at factors that may – or may not – influence the impact of the virus in London compared with other English cities
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Global firm BCG charged £10m over four months to deal with UK test and trace network, source says, as Tory reliance on private sector seen to grow
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NAO forecast for costs of 190 pandemic measures over half year finds furlough outlay of £35.4bn so far most expensive
Britain’s justice system is hampered by bad data collection