Monthly Archives: May 2008

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2011 Census Accuracy needs single address register

The Treasury has published a report on the problems faced by Local Government due to inaccurate population estimates and in particular the impact of highly mobile populations The comments on addressing are particularly telling Professor David Martin noted that “One of the single most important underpinning strategies for increasing response rates is to have an address list of the highest possible quality. The 2007 test showed that the best results were achieved by hand delivery […]

Jokes Johnson wants Crime Maps

Well that is what my teenage daughter calls him! No doubt it will be amusing to have such a well informed and effective mayor for the next 4 years. Is there a get out clause? Those of us working in the GI community will be looking forward to the impact the new Mayor and his party leader will have on our industry. On 13th February Jokes was quoted in the Guardian “that he would introduce […]

Children of the 60’s

There has been a lot of retrospective stuff around on 1968. Paradigm shift or blip in the ocean? If your football team has drifted into the meaningless zone at the end of the season, you are thinking that “it’s only maps” (courtesy SD) or you can’t remember what all the fuss was about or you don’t even care. Sit back and enjoy Fire