Britain’s statistics scandal means it cannot answer its most pressing questions
More and more of the numbers needed to guide policy are going dark
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The litany of failures in UK statistics must stop
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Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia
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The tragedy of specialisation
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In a darkening world, burying one’s head in the sand is a rational strategy
Britain must break from the grip of dysfunctional policymaking
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