Often talked about – but what are the facts… I will be looking at full time equivalents (FTE); seasonally adjusted (SA) all readily available from ONS. Observations: Public sector employment is still high even during the conservatives Central government has increased mostly due to NHS staff increases Local services has been decreased mostly due to […]
Category: Politics
Unemployment
Based on ONS employment figures. So nearly no unemployed then? Seems like we are missing around 20%, which is the “economically inactive”: Which translates to: 4.6% + 74.8% + 21.5% = 101% ONS states: Everybody aged 16 or over is either employed, unemployed or economically inactive The definition of each of these are for people […]
British Governments
Often discussed when things took place what government to blame… Recent governments from Wikipedia: Year From Prime Minister Party Ministry 1979 Margaret Thatcher Conservative First Thatcher ministry 1983 Margaret Thatcher Conservative Second Thatcher ministry 1987 Margaret Thatcher Conservative Third Thatcher ministry 1990 John Major Conservative First Major ministry 1992 John Major Conservative Second Major ministry […]
EU – Article 50
Just to remind myself what this says… Highlights in my own words Any country may leave due to own requirements (another way to say you cannot be kicked out) If any country decides to withdraw; that country needs to tell the European Council (the timer will start then) The country leaves the EU based on […]
Brexit – Remember the Results
I’m making this post as the referendum details keeps being questioned in various discussions. Also to preserve the facts in case they disappear off the BBC website. Most of the facts are thanks to the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results Based on that I did a few additional calculations…but all facts! Result Electorate Electorate: 46,501,241 (100%) Turnout: […]