Plus, the Troubles cast a long shadow over education
Shock and AWE
Two of Alphaville’s favourite topics finally cross over
Earlier launch date comes as ONS battles to stem criticism of its performance
We check out the data, and find room for improvement
Lack of investment caused errors in collection of data at the Office for National Statistics, regulator concludes
UK’s statistics agency scales down work in key public policy areas in response to budget constraints
The quality of ONS governance and critical statistics needs fixing
Wicked games
Government-backed investigation will examine culture and leadership at ONS amid concerns over reliability of official figures
Internal questioning could lead to independent probe after high-profile bungles
Department stores and household goods led the increase, while supermarket sales volumes fell back
Assessment will add to questions about work of embattled UK statistics agency
Office for National Statistics is working on revisions to earnings figures that are important for monetary policy
The ONS has postponed publishing trade data and suspended publication of two price indices over past 10 days
Collecting price data on meat pies and VR headsets is a strange exercise
Delay to release of price indices will deepen concerns about reliability of ONS data
Institute for Fiscal Studies accuses official statisticians of ‘jumbled economic reasoning’, in latest setback for agency
Similar trend found in other major UK cities including Birmingham and Manchester in the decade from 2013
Office for National Statistics updates items used to measure price growth as spending habits evolve
Move by Office for National Statistics will fuel questions over quality of its figures following problems with jobs survey
mammal, I’m throwed and I don’t know what to do
Collapse in respondents skewed results for some industries
It all keeps adding up / We think we’re cracking up
Figure surpasses expectations and highlights challenge for Bank of England
