The role of the Statistics Authority in the 2019 General Election
Director General for Regulation, Ed Humpherson, on the Authority’s role during the November 2019 General Election.
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Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care
A guest blog by Annemarie Naylor, Director of Policy and Strategy at Future Care Capital.
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Statements about public funding: what to look out for
Mary Gregory, Deputy Director for Regulation, looks at some things to bear in mind when you hear statements about public funding.
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Remember, remember this fifth of November…
OSR is launching its own Twitter account!
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Small steps lead to big change
Mary Gregory blogs about the new techniques and technologies being used by OSR to enhance its reviews, starting with the media analysis of policing statistics published today.
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The importance of innovation: Reflecting on the GSS Awards 2019
Ed Humpherson blogs on the key theme that came out of this year’s GSS Awards.
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Experimental statistics – myth busting
Penny Babb, head of policy and standards in the Office for Statistics Regulation, busts a few myths about experimental statistics.
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Reflecting on what we do and why
Ed Humpherson reflects on the last year, and how OSR will continue to uphold the philosophy of trustworthiness, quality and value going forward.
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“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Steps towards transparent fiscal statistics
Iain Russell, OSR theme lead for Economics, blogs on his recent regulatory work looking at the public value of devolved public finance statistics. This work also looked at the extent to which devolved investment statistics are seen as a priority for development in the UK’s devolved countries.
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How to stop the bad data driving out the good
A blog based on Ed Humpherson’s Annual Lecture for the Centre of Science and Policy, delivered in March 2019.