Monthly Archives: November 2010
Statistics Canada cuts five more surveys
To meet $7m cuts, Statistics Canada is ending the Industrial Pollutant Release Survey, and the Quarterly Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Survey, both pilot projects; the National Population Health Survey; the Survey of the Suppliers of Business Financing; and … Continue reading
UK General Lifestyle Survey (ex GHS) under threat
The Economic and Social Data Service has appealed for evidence that might help to save the General Lifestyle Survey (GLF), using the following information (taken from an email generally circulated to all GLF users): The future of the GLF (previously known as … Continue reading
UK government proposes to end its Citizenship Survey
Consultation ends Tuesday 30th November 2010 on the government proposal to end its Citizenship Survey which for 10 years has collected information relevant to teh past government’s ’community cohesion’ policies. The survey has been the main and regular source of information about how … Continue reading
England’s annual PE and School Sport Survey ended
As part of the government’s comprehensive spending review, the comprehensive survey of children and young people’s participation in PE and School Sport has been ended after seven years, as the axe falls on the entire £162m School Sport Partnership programme. … Continue reading
Radical Statistics Issue 101 (2010) – Editorial
Welcome to Radical Statistics Issue 101. The editors thank authors for the contributions in this miscellaneous issue; there is no specific theme but you will find the usual critical analysis and comment. Fernando De Maio revisits the earlier writings of … Continue reading
UK Office for National Statistics cut by 17.4%
ONS have begun consultation to prioritise its products, to help it decide where to make the 17.4% cuts demanded by government in the period 2010/11 to 2014/15. The consultation ends on 24th December and includes a London meeting organised by … Continue reading
Radstats 2011 Conference: Cuts & Corporations
All are welcome at Radical Statistics conference: ‘Cuts and Corporations’ Saturday, February 26th 2011, Leeds. – Alan Franco of Tameside Council, Jay Ginn and Howard Reed on statistics of the cuts and their impact. – Stuart Parkinson of Scientists for … Continue reading
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