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Crime data begins to indicate a trend
Crime in England & Wales rose by 110,000 or 23% between December last when the Home Office website went online and April (6 months). This is a steep increase. It's possible that December is a seasonally low crime month (the data certainly suggests that), in which case...
US economic data mapped in G-View
For those interested in a global perspective, G-View 3 captures global data. US economic data is richly detailed and for those interested in seeing, for example, GDP by industry and state and how UK regions compare, the data are powerful. We have prepared a screenshot...
An economy that works: job creation in the USA
Those interested in how the UK will fare in the next 10-20 years, should consider “An Economy that Works; Job Creation and America’s Future”, a McKinsey Report. The numbers are of course American, but the lessons are applicable here. Two interesting findings from...
England wealth and poverty data in DataOnline
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010 is a comprehensive analysis of wealth and poverty in England. Based on 8 'domans' of poverty: Housing Crime Education Employment Health Income Environment TOTAL As with all government data, this database captures EVERYONE....
Can we make dustpans like the Americans?
Last Christmas my wife bought me a dustpan and brush. They were beautifully wrapped. She had bought them from Labour and Wait – a well known shop off Brick Lane in the east end of London. There weren’t too many interesting features of my present, but one did catch my...
Data grubbing is bad for us
In a previous life, I worked in human resource management, negotiating with trades unions. It was a management function outside finance where a LOT of numbers were thrown around. How much was being claimed? What would be the impact on the organisation today and into...
The crime map and 18 million visitors
“Crime maps are ‘worse than useless’, claim developers” cried one Guardian headline. “Police map of crime: the data is richer and more useful” cried another. As with all of these things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The criticism that makes the data...
Outsourcing R&D in government
Suffolk is going to outsource everything. In other places, development proceeds. Let’s consider a key possible area. The research and intelligence that should be supporting local enterprise partnerships. Just in the last few weeks we’ve heard that South Tyneside is...
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