Construction does seem to be hard to measure for some reason or other. Generally though the ONS is a model of how to collect and analyse statistics to inform debate and policy, and they are very tran… (View Post)

There is nothing wrong with ONS reporting of things like GDP, they are invariably comprehensive and as accurate as possible. The ONS can't stop the media cherry picking figures to grind an axe. … (View Post)

It's almost certainly the greatest increase ever. Despite everything the UK economy grew in May and June, it almost certainly continued to do so in July and up to today. Eyeballing the charts I … (View Post)

I agree about that aspect of the numbers, but it does matter as it feeds a narrative that deaths are still occuring at a substantial rate when that may no longer be the case. If we have to take more … (View Post)

He probably can't prevent the election, nor a change of the Presidency, but he's doing everything he can to claim the result is illegitimate. (View Post)