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Why We Can’t Trust the UK’s Economic Data
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In this video, we’re going to have a look into exactly what’s gone wrong at the ONS, and what the impact this has (and is having) on wider society.
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Britain’s Statistical Scandal FT
https://www.ft.com/content/c046be2c-5496-4e2c-b243-580224e9a459
The Litany of Failures in UK Statistics Must Stop FT
https://www.ft.com/content/8184fb54-77e8-4a5d-9de8-16b650d6780c
UK Statistics Authority to Step Down FT
https://www.ft.com/content/d02f764b-5e7b-4309-b8b6-2197186ccec1
Troubles UK Statistics Agency Warns of Errors The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/21/troubled-uk-statistics-agency-warns-of-errors-in-its-growth-figures
What’s Gone Wrong at the ONS and Why Does It Matter The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/23/ons-job-figures-labour-force-survey-data
Fears Grow Over Impact of ONS Data Reliability The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/22/fears-grow-over-impact-of-ons-data-reliability-on-rachel-reeves-budget
Just Five People Responded to ONS Labour Market Question The Times
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/ons-uk-labour-market-survey-just-five-people-responded-one-question-8ggxcvr9b
ONS Blames Ring Doorbells for Dodgy Jobs Data The Spectator
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/revealed-ons-blames-ring-doorbells-for-dodgy-jobs-data/
What’s Gone Wrong at the ONS The Week
https://theweek.com/politics/whats-gone-wrong-at-the-ons-data-economic-activity
The ONS Must Change to Fix Its Data Problems IfG
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/office-national-statistics-fix-data-problems
UK Stats Agency to Publish Labor Data in Late 2026 Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-10/uk-statistics-body-aims-to-publish-new-labor-data-in-late-2026
Systemic Review of ONS Economic Statistics Office for Statistics Regulation
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Since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister, Labour have risen significantly in the polls to overtake Reform, who’s fortunes have fallen alongside the Lib Dems and the Greens. So what’s behind this “Burnham Bounce”? And can he succeed where Starmer failed?
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We explain a little about the by-election itself, run through the results, and discuss where this leaves both Farage and Reform UK.
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In this video, we’re going to go through the scandals currently plaguing Reform UK, and explain the impact they’re having on the party.
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FT Reform Paid Tice Loan on Same Day as £1m Donated by Mother of Farage Aid Cottrell
https://www.ft.com/content/4abf8011-5570-4ad7-9170-fa655295070a
BBC News Police Investigate Donations by Tice Company to Reform UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv4r5g55do
The Guardian Millions of Pounds and Many, Many Questions
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/08/untold-story-why-reform-figures-face-nca-scrutiny-nigel-farage
BBC News Reform UK’s Richard Tice Investigated by Parliamentary Standards Watchdog
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqe24qjgzdo
Reuters Reform UK Deputy Leader Tice Investigated by Parliamentary Watchdog
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-standards-watchdog-investigating-reform-uk-deputy-leader-tice-2026-08-03/
Bloomberg Reform UK Leaders Sue National Crime Agency Amid Donations Row
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-07/reform-uk-leaders-sue-national-crime-agency-amid-donations-row
ITV News Met Police Investigate Donations by Richard Tice Company
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-07-26/met-police-investigate-donations-by-richard-tice-company-to-reform-uk
Legislation UK PPERA 2000
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/61
YouGov Party Favourability Ratings July 2026
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55307-party-favourability-ratings-july-2026
YouGov Support for Clacton By-Election
https://yougov.com/en-gb/daily-results/20260708-0098c-1
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