Archive for 'datagovuk'
Don't go comparing
There's a bit of a spat at the moment over Conservative (mis)use of crime stats to suggest a doubling or trebling of violent crime. The BBC's Mark Easton has an excellent summary of the situation, which ultimately boils down to a change in how the numbers were put together: Before 2002 the decision as to [...] read on »
Creative Commons coming to data.gov.uk
There's something almost unnerving about the launch of a government website getting so much positive coverage. But today's been data.gov.uk's big day, and everyone seems to agree it's a jolly good thing. For now. James Crabtree's piece for Prospect magazine hails it as 'a tale of star power, serendipity, vision, persistence and an almost unprecedented [...] read on »