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From: "Ray Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 5:58 PM
Subject: ANY PROGRESS IN GETTING AN INDEPENDENT STATISTICAL SERVICE?
A happy New Year to all! Including Christians who have been precoccupied
with pagan ceremonies over the past few weeks. Now is the time to take
stock.
The Labour Party has just issued a leaflet entitled '300 gains from our
Labour Government.'. The leaflet does not mention one of the very few
pledges that the Labour Party made in their 1997 election manifesto for
the creation of an independent statistical service. Does the Government
think that the pledge has been achieved? If so why is it not included in
the 300 gains?
Or is it being left to Blair's third term?
There is a meeting at the RSS on 12th Jan that will give opportunity to
put such questions to those close to the heart of statistical policy making.
See Notice of the meeting below.
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RSS OFFICIAL STATISTICS SECTION meeting
Monday 12 January, 4pm at the RSS
Achieving an independent statistical service. Where are we now?
DAVID WALKER (Guardian), TIM HOLT (University of Southampton/former
Head of GSS), RICHARD ALDRITT (Chief Executive, Statistics Commission)
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Ray Thomas (joint convenor of the meeting with Simon Briscoe). Email:
[log in to unmask] Tel 01908 679081 Fax 01908 550401
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