Category Archives: Government

“…part of what I call the Big Society…”

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Vicki Bolton

The Prime Minister has gone and brought it up again.  I confess that I’m a little slow off the mark, and this is actually from before Christmas (thank you to George Disney for pointing it out to me) but I … Continue reading →

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I finally found a Census article that made me laugh

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Vicki Bolton

Lucy Mangan in the Guardian: The UK Census – it’s just a big box of tricks.  This is my favourite part: “How many of these rooms are bedrooms? Include all rooms built or converted for use as bedrooms even if they … Continue reading →

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Guardian Datablog – data is nothing without analysis

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Vicki Bolton

David Brindle posted NCVO’s charity data to the Guardian’s Datablog on Valentine’s Day (gotta love a charity, right).  The data are available by local authority.  When the page loads correctly, you can click on the data table to sort the … Continue reading →

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