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Sheila Bird :: Mon 8th Feb 2010
Ten years and too few answers later ...
Ten years ago, the Home Affairs Committee’s Special Report on Drugs and Prisons made a series of recommendations that are still being ignored by the Ministry of Justice.
Hamish Birchall :: Fri 5th Feb 2010
Shuffling accidents along the M11
Safety Camera no. 50, as it is known to Essex Police, is the unassuming name of one of the most controversial speed cameras in the UK.
Nigel Hawkes :: Thu 4th Feb 2010
Conservatives rebuked over crime claims
The Conservative Party has been left scrambling for cover after its use of crime statistics earned it the ire of the UK Statistics Authority.
Nigel Hawkes :: Tue 2nd Feb 2010
Is Britain really drowning in booze?
Everybody knows that drinking in the UK is out of control, driven by a combination of feckless consumers and complacent supermarkets offering cheap deals. But is everybody right?
Nigel Hawkes :: Wed 27th Jan 2010
Trial and error: the perils of the p value
Too many clinical trials produce results that are statistically significant but clinically meaningless, according to two US cardiologists.
Nigel Hawkes :: Tue 26th Jan 2010
Funny Figures from WHO on Caesareans
“Don’t have a Caesarean unless you must” said the headlines on stories about a new study from the World Health Organisation, published in The Lancet.
Sheila Bird :: Mon 25th Jan 2010
Retention of "innocent" DNA: some figures, but too few
The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has opened up a little bit on the successful use of "innocent" DNA profiles to achieve subsequent convictions for serious crimes.
Nigel Hawkes :: Thu 21st Jan 2010
Safeguarding scheme hit by “double jeopardy” fears
Back in September, I asked the Independent Safeguarding Authority how it had arrived at the figure of 11.3 million adults who would need to be vetted before they could be allowed regular access to children (their own excluded, naturally).
Sheila Bird :: Wed 20th Jan 2010
Nuff said? The Nuffield Trust on healthcare comparisons across the UK
Reservations on today’s report by Nuffield Trust which compares funding and healthcare performance across the UK centre on: Rurality (which not even comparison between Scotland and North East England redresses), Reporting standards, Right measures, Responsiveness, and Repeat attendances.
Nigel Hawkes :: Tue 19th Jan 2010
Official Statistics: are the old cannier, or just more cynical?
In December the Financial Times published a Harris survey of the public's confidence in national statistics across five European countries and the USA.
