National statistics matter: they have a direct bearing on everything from government targets, to funding formulae, to the focus of the media, to the UK’s debt. But there have been many high-profile errors in the nation’s numbers recently, and that’s a cause for concern. Furthermore, the recent Devereux and Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) reviews have found deep, systemic flaws in the UK’s current approach. I’m a Royal Statistical Society William Gu...
