Category Archives: Radical Statistics Group
Mis-measurement of health and wealth: Radstats Conference & AGM, 24-25 Feb 2012, London
February is upon us! If you’ve not had the chance, please note that you can still book a space for the Radical Statistics conference to be held on Friday, February 24th 2012 at the British Library Conference Centre, followed by … Continue reading
Your memories of Radical Statistics
Radical Statistics Group’s 36 years of activity is to be archived for all to learn from. Documents are being collated with a view to offering them to Wellcome Trust library in London, aiming to have as much as possible online … Continue reading
Radstats 2012 Conference Announcement
Bookings are open for the Radical Statistics conference on February 24th 2012. This year we are hosted by the British Library and have a challenging programme on: Measuring health – history and methods Deception in medical research – scientific and regulatory … Continue reading
Results of the Radstats 2011 Critical Essay Competition
The judges have chosen the following winners to the Critical Essay Competition which closed in July, 2011 with decisions in Oct 2011. Two prizes were awarded in the student category. No prizes were awarded in the open category. The essays … Continue reading
Moral panic about overpopulation: the distracting campaign of Population Matters
Moral panic about overpopulation: the distracting campaign of Population Matters —For Immediate Release – 28th October 2011 On the 31st October the world population will pass 7 billion. It is essential that evidence rather than myth informs the challenges and … Continue reading
Editorial: Cuts and Corporations Conference issue
The Radical Statistics Annual Conference 2011, held at the newly opened Heart Centre in Leeds was very successful with a record attendance. There was a full programme of papers that focussed on the twin themes of the ongoing effects of … Continue reading
Call for Submissions to Radical Statistics: the Riots
Issue #106 of Radical Statistics will focus on the 2011 England Riots. We are actively approaching individuals to submit analytical work for the issue. Articles can range in size, we actively encourage the use of empirical data, but also encourage … Continue reading
After the Radstats conference: photos, data, presentations
On Saturday 26th of March 2011, exactly one month before the March Against the Cuts in London, around 70 people gathered at the Heart Centre in Leeds for the Radical Statistics Group’s annual conference, AGM and workshops, galvanised by the … Continue reading
Radstats launches Critical Essay Competition 2011
Submit an original essay that addresses a current social research/policy question with critical use & interpretation of relevant data sources (3,000 words max) by 1st July 2011. First prize £ 60, Second prize £ 40 in national book tokens. All … Continue reading
Editorial: ‘The cuts’ (Radical Statistics issue 103)
From Radical Statistics 103, published November 2010. Available online: February 2011. Since they came to power, the Coalition Government has been reshaping official statistics so as to tell a story. Part of that story is how Britain was brought to … Continue reading
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