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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.
>
> ***************************************
>
> 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)
>
> *****************************************
>
> 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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