Britain in Numbers : The Essential Statistics

by Briscoe, Simon

ISBN13: 9781842751305

ISBN10: 1842751301

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2006-03-01

Publisher(s): Methuen Pub Ltd

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Summary

Statistics are the most volatile ammunition in the political armory. Replete with charts, tables, and graphs, but written in a highly explanatory and accessible manner, Britain in Numbers: The Essential Statistics delivers just the independent, trustworthy data needed by all who would be properly involved in the political and social landscape of Britain. Simon Briscoe has been statistics editor of Financial Times since 1999.

Author Biography

Simon Briscoe has been Statistics Editor of the Financial Times since 1999.

The state of Britain's statistics	p. 1
Targets, targets everywhere	p. 40
The birth of government figures	p. 59
The politics of official statistics - history and prospects	p. 64
Birth and death	p. 79
Population and censuses	p. 82
Marriage, cohabitation and divorce	p. 89
Population change and life expentancy	p. 91
Migration and asylum	p. 94
Religion and ethnicity	p. 104
Child care	p. 106
Schools	p. 108
School standards	p. 111
Truancy from school	p. 116
School meals	p. 118
University entrance	p. 120
Employment	p. 123
Unemployment	p. 128
New deal	p. 134
Minimum wage and low pay	p. 136
Equal pay for women	p. 137
Sickness, disability and work	p. 140
Injuries and fatalities at work	p. 146
Health	p. 149
NHS staffing	p. 158
Child immunisation	p. 160
Hospital waiting lists	p. 162
Hospital superbug - MRSA	p. 164
Private healthcare	p. 165
Obesity, smoking and well-being	p. 167
Teenage pregnancy	p. 170
Abortion	p. 172
Travel patterns	p. 173
Vehicles on the road	p. 176
Road deaths	p. 179
Driving licences	p. 183
Petrol	p. 185
Uninsured drivers	p. 187
Motoring offences	p. 188
Abandoned cars	p. 190
Rail performance	p. 191
Train safety	p. 193
Value of life	p. 197
Economic growth	p. 198
Economic stability	p. 201
Black economy	p. 203
Interest rates	p. 205
Inflation	p. 207
Trade and competitiveness	p. 210
Productivity	p. 211
Insolvencies	p. 214
Government borrowing	p. 215
Government debt	p. 218
Public spending	p. 220
Taxation	p. 226
Council tax	p. 230
Housing stock	p. 233
Housing market	p. 237
Saving, debt and borrowing	p. 242
Investments	p. 246
Rich and poor	p. 248
Pensions	p. 255
Pensioners	p. 259
Child poverty	p. 262
Homelessness and begging	p. 268
Civil servants	p. 271
Police strength	p. 274
Crime	p. 276
Murder	p. 281
Prison population	p. 284
Prisoner deaths	p. 287
Northern Ireland conflict	p. 289
Alcohol	p. 292
Sex	p. 297
Transsexuals	p. 299
Class - and other classifications	p. 301
Countryside	p. 304
Organic food	p. 308
Mad cows	p. 309
Animal testing	p. 312
Household waste	p. 315
Internet age	p. 318
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