Home taping didn’t kill music
Ben Goldacre The Guardian Saturday 6th June 2009 You are killing our creative industries. “Downloading costs billions” said the Sun. “MORE than seven million Brits use illegal downloading sites that...
View ArticleBenford’s Law: using stats to bust an entire nation for naughtiness.
Ben Goldacre, The Guardian, Saturday 17 September 2011 This week we might bust an entire nation for handing over dodgy economic statistics. But first: why would they bother? Well, it turns out that...
View ArticleIs this the worst government statistic ever created?
I forgot to post this column up last year. It’s a fun one: the Department for Communities and Local Government have produced a truly farcical piece of evidence, and promoted it very hard, claiming it...
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