Archive: Office Of National Statistcs

Recession leads to... happiness?

There was a spike in happiness in 2009, when GDP was at its weakest point during the recession, according to the office of National Statistics study.

The period of economic turmoil since the financial crisis has actually coincided with an increase in people's wellbeing, an official study has found.

Miserable Britain 'back in recession'

Double-dip: Britain back in recession

Snow threatens triple-dip recession

Ken Clarke's plan is working: Prison numbers set to fall

Ken Clarke's liberal prison reforms are working, according to a study by the Office for National Statistics.

Prison numbers stabilised over the past year as a result of Ken Clarke's liberal reforms, according to official projections.

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Housing minister's statistics 'deliberately misleading'

Mr. Shapps has been accused of deliberately misusing statistics

Housing minister Grant Shapps has been accused of using statistics to misrepresent the state of housing in the UK.

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UCU: We risk consigning an entire generation to a life with no prospects

UCU: We risk consigning an entire generation to a life with no prospects

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, responds to the soaring levels of youth unemployment.

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Byrne: Britain needs a change of direction

Byrne: Britain needs a change of direction

Labour's shadow work and pension secretary responds to news that UK unemployment is at its highest for 17 years.

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Office for National Statistics: 2.57 million people are now unemployed

Office for National Statistics: 2.57 million people are now unemployed

Office for National Statistics release figures showing a 17-year high in numbers of unemployed.

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Jobless figures soar to 17-year high

UK unemployment has hit a record high

Unemployment has hit a 17 year high with almost three million people in the UK now out of work, according to official figures released today.

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