A somewhat bizarre statistic heard on the radio this morning. The discussion was on the…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 14, 2013
Happy New Year. Especially (for a statistical site) because 2013 is, officially, the International Year…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 7, 2013
I was listening with half an ear (as one does) to Melvyn Bragg’s academic-intellectual-historical-philosophical-scientific educate-us-all-in-things-that-every-civilised-person-ought-to-know-but-probably-doesn’t…
Julian ChampkinMay 4, 2012
As the saying goes, "money talks". But money, and especially electronic money, does more than…
Jordi PratsApril 12, 2012
Ministers this week debated whether the government should scrap a planned increase in fuel duty,…
Claire PackhamNovember 22, 2011
Not long ago, on the PBS program “NewsHour”, I was listening to David Brooks, Op-Ed…
Alan PenmanOctober 24, 2011
A couple of weeks ago I waxed happily sarcastic about the wartime National Census of…
Julian ChampkinJuly 13, 2011
One of the top news stories of this week has been the publication of findings…
Claire PackhamJuly 7, 2011
On Saturday 19th February a soccer game between Millwall and Middlesbrough was almost cancelled due…
Matthew RevieFebruary 22, 2011
