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Economy debate 'counter-productive'
London :: United Kingdom | 14 days ago
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The chief economist at the Office for National Statistics has criticised the "counter-productive" public debate about the economy. Joe Grice's comments came after it emerged that the so-called double-dip recession may never have happened. This was
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Viewpoints: Tackling the sexualisation of children
New York :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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So if a child sends a self-generated picture and sends it to a boyfriend, they might be unaware of the potential consequences of that at the time...Sometimes technology becomes an excuse not to talk about these difficult topics. If we can encourage
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13 Doctors from ONS included in Greenwich Magazine's Top Doctors list
Greenwich :: CT :: USA | 4 months ago
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January 29, 2013 When you need the name of a good doctor, ask another doctor. As a means to that end, each year Moffly Media asks Castle Connolly, the physician-led medical research team that vets
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Reprieve for savers - they're the big winners as inflation rules stay the same
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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10 January 2013 Pensioners and savers were the big winners yesterday following a shock decision by the Office for National Statistics not to scrap a key measure of inflation. In a move described by one expert as a mess' and a fudge', the ONS said it
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Inflation changes: a classic British fudge | Analysis
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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a classic British fudge Ministers and the ONS know better than to take on pensioners over RPI, says Larry Elliott Once the Office for National Statistics said it wanted to have a long hard look at the retail prices index to see if it was fit for
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The myth of over-paid public sector workers
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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Share +More If Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election his problems would really have started. An incoming president gets to make several thousand political appointments. The individuals have to be identified and security cleared and many
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Is it cheaper to be a man or a woman?
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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Wilkinson Sword razors for women are 30% more than the men's. But Nivea charges twice the price for its "male" moisturiser than for the "female" equivalent. To celebrate the launch of gender equality in financial services, Money explored other areas
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Certified causes of death inaccurate in fifth of cases, study suggests
Sheffield :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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The changes to the certification regime are partly the result of an inquiry into the Shipman case. Photograph: Don Mcphee for the Guardian The causes of death certified by doctors may be inaccurate in more than a fifth of cases, according to a study
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Recession Ends Amid Olympic Games Boost
Newport :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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I knew it was the sum of everything spent, earned or made in Britain...I know this because earlier this month I spent some time in the ONS headquarters in Newport with the team who put together this most significant of all numbers...At this point it
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ONS: House prices up 1.8% on a year ago thanks to London and the South East
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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House prices in London are still racing far ahead of the national average, the ONS says. House prices climbed 1.8 per cent over the past year, according to official figures, buoyed by London properties racing ahead more than three times faster than
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