Richard R Lee5d ago
The #UKeconomy has not grown for more than a year now. The #DepartmentOfBogusNumbers (#ONS) can no longer obfuscate the #facts on just how grim the outlook is. The #IranWar will wipe out any future improvements for years to come. Welcome to the #dynamicduo of #Labour & #Trumpistan. #Truth #Reality #Madness. UK economy failed to grow in January, figures show https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75e06e0kd7o
UK economy flatlines as people cut back on eating out

Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

BBC News
Richard R LeeFeb 20
The #DepartmentOfBogusNumbers (#ONS) destroyed its ‘delicate relationship with the public’ long ago when it became a political tool. Their #hubris is nothing less than unchecked #arrogance. There’s no #DataLeadership here folks. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/20/ons-office-national-statistics-tv-industry-bbc?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Statistics chief complains to BBC over impersonation of staff in hit drama Industry

ONS tells broadcaster that depiction risks undermining interviewers’ ‘delicate relationship’ with the public

The Guardian
Richard R LeeFeb 18
More skewed #data from the #DepartmentOfBogusNumbers (#ONS). They now have zero credibility and are nothing more than a political tool. No #DataLeadership here folks. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/18/uk-inflation-falls-interest-rates-bank-of-england?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
UK inflation falls to 3%, boosting hopes of early cut in interest rates

January annual drop is lowest level since March 2025, although still above Bank of England’s 2% target

The Guardian
Richard R LeeFeb 12
This is the #DepartmentOfBogusNumbers at work again (aka #ONS). 0.1 % is a #nonsequitir. It falls within the #MarginOfError and should be reported as #zero. No wonder that the ENTIRE #UKElectorate does not believe ANYTHING that its’ Governments’ say or report. #Truth #Veracity #Ethics #Governance.https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/12/uk-economy-grows-rachel-reeves-budget-ons-gdp-growth?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
UK economy grows by 0.1% despite uncertainty over Reeves’s budget

ONS reports GDP growth increased in final three months of 2025 after 0.1% growth in previous three months

The Guardian
Richard R LeeAug 22, 2025
The #shitstorm at the #DepartmentofBogusNumbers (#ONS) is a #perfectstorm of #Incompetence, #hubris & #politicalcapture culminating in the complete lack of #DataLeadership from the top cascading down to the rank & file. #GovernmentStatistics #baddata.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/22/fears-grow-over-impact-of-ons-data-reliability-on-rachel-reeves-budget?CMP=share_btn_url
Fears grow over impact of ONS data reliability on Rachel Reeves’s budget

Troubles at UK statistics body are muddying economic picture for Treasury and spending watchdog, sources warn

The Guardian
Richard R LeeAug 21, 2025
The #DepartmentofBogusNumbers (@ons #ONS) has many faults & challenges. Most are self-inflicted. #WFH does little to foster the collaborative team working environment required to achieve #Facts, #Trust or #Truth required from its Analytical Work Products. Any #NationalStatistics org who embraces #Governance & #Oversite should know this implicitly. Alas, the #ONS was #PoliticallyCaptured long ago and eschews all forms of #DataLeadership. #FAIL https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/21/flexible-working-whitehall-office-national-statistics?CMP=share_btn_url
Who decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all

The dispute over hybrid working at the Office for National Statistics is becoming a key test of worker power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian
Richard R LeeJun 27, 2025

The #DepartmentofBogusNumbers finally gets its #comeuppance. For decades they have churned out #shit and called it the #truth. Anything but.

#ONS #OfficeOfNationalStatistics #UKGov.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/26/review-calls-for-10m-overhaul-of-the-office-for-national-statistics?CMP=share_btn_url

Office for National Statistics has ‘deep-seated’ problems and needs an overhaul

Devereux Review on the UK’s main statistics body also says a revision of past figures may be required

The Guardian
Richard R LeeOct 10, 2024
This sounds like an example of how the ‘#DepartmentOfBogusNumbers’ operates (#ONS). #DodgyData = #UntrustworthyOutcomes. Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/10/lucy-letby-police-cps-handling-case-raises-new-concerns-about-convictions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions

Exclusive: Letby’s barrister says application challenging verdicts is being prepared using expert medical evidence

The Guardian
Richard R LeeMar 13, 2024

More #DubiousData from the #DepartmentOfBogusNumbers (#ONS). This is not the #VinylRevival at work my friends.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/11/vinyl-records-uk-inflation-basket-taylor-swift-1989?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Vinyl records return to UK inflation basket for first time since 1992

Strong sales of Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) help format make an impact, as air fryers also join list

The Guardian