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Truths, Damn Truths, and Government Statistics

University of Glasgow, College of Social Sciences

In this podcast series, Professor Thomas J Scotto, Dean of Learning and Teaching in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow, looks at government statistics, challenges faced by civil servants who produce official statistics in an era of political polarisation and misinformation, and what can affect the trust the public has in statistics. The series directly accompanies the “Sta... more

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Sir John Curtice, a long-time Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde, is one of Britain’s foremost polling and public opinion experts.  In this conversation, Sir John discusses the concept of political trust, why trust in government s... more

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The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is the regulatory monitor and evaluator of official statistics and bears responsibility for the Code of Practice for National Statistics.  Importantly, OSR can badge statistics that comply with the Code as “... more

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This month, Tom Scotto talks to Dr Alex Fenton, a postdoctoral researcher at Humboldt University in Berlin, who takes a critical look at how official government statistics are calculated.   Alex is the author of the recent book:  Official Statistics ... more

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In this month’s episode, Professor Tom Scotto speaks to Roger Halliday, Scotland’s Chief Statistician about steps in place to protect the Government Statistical Service from politicalisation and the future of National Statistics.  They also gaze out ... more

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The Code of Practice for Statistics now is in its second version and sets standards for UK national and other statistics. In this podcast, Tom Scotto talks to Sandy Stewart, a government statistician in the Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief E... more

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Many of the challenges thrown up by early 19th Century efforts at data collection remain relevant to us in an era of omnipresent data. In this inaugural podcast, Tom Scotto talks to Dr. Michela Hulme, a historian, and genealogist who utilizes the UK ... more

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