The new UK Statistics Authority comes into existence today (April Fools Day 2008). It is an independent body, with powers and the obligation to promote, improve, and safeguard official statistics across the UK. Its aim is to rebuild public trust in Government statistics.

There is a general perception that statistical knowledge is all-too-frequently intentionally misused, by finding ways to interpret the data that are favorable to the presenter. A famous saying attributed to Benjamin Disraeli is, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." And Harvard President Lawrence Lowell wrote in 1909 that statistics, "like veal pies, are good if you know the person that made them, and are sure of the ingredients."

"About time" was the immediate reaction from The Tea Musk Times, "Statistics quoted by politicians and political pressure groups are often heavily weighted in favour of their own prejudices and agendas.

If this new drive for honesty and openness can be really believed on "April Fools Day"... TMT gives its full support and will watch closely how things progress".

The new Publication Hub will list each day's new National Statistics releases from all Government Departments as they are published at 9:30 am daily. There will in each case be an electronic link to the relevant page of each Department's website. The hub will therefore permit direct access to the statistical releases produced by statisticians in Departments, without political commentary. This is an interim version of the UK Statistics Authority's Publication Hub which is currently under development.

(See below for the full press release)

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In television footage, the Queen can be heard saying to Princess Anne: "The prime minister got lost. He disappeared the wrong way...(up his own arse?) at the crucial moment."

Conservative leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg were also at the banquet in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle. The prime minister and French President were among 150 guests binging out on a four course meal washed down with vintage wine and champagne. The wine list included a Chateau Margaux, Premier Grand Cru Classe, 1961 and a 1982 Krug champagne.

There's been no comment (yet) from "Health Britain" (an exclusive pressure group determined to destroy any joy left in living) regarding the damage to the livers and possible alcoholic tendencies of the three "great" leaders of the main political parties.

Who Stole MY Spine?
Spineless, gormless and pissed is this really a sober Britain?

Three very informative articles covering different aspects of public relations. These articles are free for reprint or distribution providing the authors resource information and links remain intact.

The First Great PR Man
ARTICLE SUMMARY: PT Barnum (born Phineas Taylor Barnum) is best known for being a great showman who staged elaborate extravaganzas through his world-famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, a top attraction during the latter-1800s.

Public Relations- Do Not Miss This Huge Opportunity!
ARTICLE SUMMARY: The Internet truly has "levelled the playing field" when it comes to public relations. Businesses of all sizes can use many online methods to gain publicity for their products and services and drive traffic to their website. Discover how PR can effectively promote your business.

Strategic Public Relations (PR) involves creative planning, media research and strategic approach in designing a PR campaign. Unlike the present, PR programs used to be very media relations-centric and based on personal relationships with journalists and columnists. Because of intense competition in the present print and electronic media, research is getting higher priority. PR consultants with their research expertise try to deliver quality content to attract media fitting their clients communications.

What's New...

Well, a very Stupid Prime (almost) Minister (SPaM) is waiting to takeover. A relatively small event has the power to tell a bigger truth about a politician...

Bike menace David Cameron (weak leader of the Conservative Party) faces a humiliating lecture from police over his hazardous cycling after the UK based Daily Mirror filmed him riding to work and breaking 4 road laws along the way.

Police branded him "a very stupid fellow". Tory binger and bungler Boris Johnson (prospective Mayor of London) fired a bum blast at his own boss. Boris's criticism will be just as shaming for Berk on a Bike Cameron.

Scotland Yard is stunned by his reaction and shocking lack of road sense.

Buggeration-Over-a-Bike-Ride

Dave does Boris a favour? - Boris stuffs Dave...

Hopefully, they BOTH bugger off before they have the chance to bugger everything beyond recovery.

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Most visitors to the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre at Edwinstowe take the short walk through the ancient oaks and birches of Birklands to visit the Major Oak - one of the most famous trees in England.

A tourist attraction since Victorian times, currently over 800,000 people from all over the world visit it each year. Legend has it that this massive tree, whose trunk is 33 feet (10m) in circumference and whose branches spread over 92 feet (28m), once gave shelter to Robin Hood and his Merrie Men.

The truth is that the tree, which is estimated to weigh about 23 tons, is at least 800 years old, so if we believe that Robin was around in the 11th or 12th centuries, this tree could only have been a sapling. So it must have been another, much older oak which hid him and his band of outlaws.

Panoramic Imaging - The Major Oak Near Edwinstowe, North Nottinghamshire