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I Don’t Think So

October 18, 2020 Longrider 19

A decade ago, the Tories, then only recently in government with the LibDems vowed to axe the census as it had not only become too […]

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Quite Right Too

December 2, 2018 Longrider 19

Mocked for suggesting that a portion of chips should only be six. A Harvard professor said it would be “nice” if an order of fries […]

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Another Survey.

October 30, 2018 Longrider 11

There must be something about my address as it keeps getting selected at random for various surveys. Firstly there was the housing condition survey, where […]

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I Don’t Care

February 19, 2018 Longrider 8

I have never counted a calorie in my life and have no intention of starting. A third of people in the UK underestimate how many […]

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Sweden and Sex

August 1, 2016 Longrider 6

There are two questions arising from this. Wikstrom told the country’s Dagens Nyheter newspaper: “It is important to find out how much less sex Swedes […]

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Bad Idea of the Day

January 22, 2014 Longrider 13

Oh, my, this is such a dreadful idea, I’m amazed it saw the light of day rather then being stifled somewhere between brain and mouth. […]

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ONS Survey

January 17, 2014 Longrider 6

The Longrider household has been selected by the ONS for a survey. The interviewer will be calling round. Good luck with that one. We don’t […]

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Blind to Society?

September 2, 2013 Longrider 10

An apology for the intrusive census we endured in 2011. The 2011 census revealed a treasure trove of facts we did not know about Britain. Oh, […]