Expert Comment
Expert comment, ONS October Labour market statistics
"Today’s ONS’s Labour Market Overview for October is not optimistic. Without doubt the region’s labour market is in for a bumpy few months. But there is also a need to think now about the region’s future and how 2021 might play out." Professor Terence Hogarth of IER analyses what today's ONS statistics reveal about the labour market prospects for the West Midlands.
Expert comment: The accuracy of exit polls
Professor David Firth, the inventor of the statistical methodology of the exit poll used by the main UK broadcasters on election night, comments on its extraordinary accuracy in previous years. But states it may not be as accurate every time.
Is cannabis effective in treating epilepsy? - Professor Jane Hutton comments
As six-year-old Alfie Dingley visits Parliament with his mother, a day after confirmation that he would receive a licence to use cannabis oil to treat his epilepsy, Professor Jane Hutton of the Department of Statistics discusses the efficacy of this drug for the condition.