Agree - this is important stuff. Beyond the immediate recruitments, there is also the signalling about potential legislative change. Which in turn would take us to the important question about what we want the UK Official Statistics System to look like over the next 20 years and more.
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UK Statistics Assembly 2025
The UK Statistics Assembly
The UK Statistics Authority, in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society, is pleased to invite users, producers and stakeholders to the first UK Statistics Assembly on...
Our first ever Statistics Assembly event is coming up next month, which we're running in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority
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Figure 3.4: Household moves, by tenure, 2023-24
No commentary, this is just an appreciation post for my favourite infographic that MHCLG publish. It's just interesting.
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So, trustwise, the question might be "Is demography destiny"?
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and Gen Z folk (in comparison to baby boomers) are more trusting of:
- civil servants (?)
- Charity CEOs
- Bankers
- TU Officials
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So, for example, baby boomers (in comparison to Gen Z folk) are more trusting of:
- TV newsreaders
- the man / woman in the street
- clergy / priests
- judges
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Ipsos Veracity Index 2024
Professors, priests, the average person, and⦠estate agents the biggest winners from an upswing in public trust. Politicians and Ministers remain stranded at the bottom of the Ipsos Veracity Index, de...
Many thanks to @drjennings.bsky.social for flagging the new report from Ipsos on levels of trust in different professions.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/ipsos-...
The profession A vs profession B content is interesting - albeit partial in that they omit statisticians. But the demographics are also fun.
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Data Bites #50
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It'll be Data Bites #50 - the first with @publicdigital.bsky.social!
Delighted we'll have govt chief data officer, Craig Suckling, & the ONS's @nicolafulton.bsky.social (talking about next year's Stats Assembly) among the speakers
Join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...
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