Radical
Statistics
Editorial
After an unexpected and lengthy delay in the production and editing process, it is with both pleasure and relief that we now present issue 79/80. Please see the statement below from the Troika on this matter.
This double issue has a somewhat eclectic mix of articles on a range of different topics. A number of the papers originate from the Annual Conference which was held in Newcastle back in February this year on the theme of 'Planning with Numbers'. Simpson (on 'race' statistics), Webster (on unemployment statistics), Tupling (on technology and the national grid for learning) and Blackman (on targets in public policy) all contributed to what was a most stimulating day and we are very pleased to publish their revised papers here.
Two papers in this issue were submissions to the Critical Essay Competition - Henman ( the winner) looking at welfare reform in Australia and Albers whose paper on housing market discrimination in the Netherlands was commended by the judging panel.
Other papers in this issue by Martyn (press representations of statistics), Hewson (on child accidents and road safety), Thomas (on the draft code of practice for National Statistics), Spencer (on the Statistics Commission's report) and Antonopoulos (on migrants, crime and statistics in Greece) all contribute to making this issue of the Journal a substantial and rewarding read.
I would personally like to thank all of the authors in this issue for their patience and professionalism over the last few months.
The next issue of the Journal, issue 81, will be published in January 2003 and articles are being sought for inclusion in this issue. The theme is an open one and all articles of relevance to the Journal will be considered on merit by the Editor. We would be particularly interested in reading articles with a European/international focus. The deadline for all submissions will be Monday December 2nd 2002. In the first instance, please send articles via e-mail attachment (rtf file) to the outgoing Editor: Colin.Clark@ncl.ac.uk
Finally, I would like to warmly thank Brad Robinson for his time and skill in assisting the production of this issue of the Journal, particularly the formatting and layout.
Colin Clark,
Newcastle,
August 2002.
Statement from the Radical Statistics Troika:
The Troika would like to offer our apologies to our readers and our contributors for the delay in the publication of issue #79/80 due to unforeseen problems. In addition, we would like to express our most heartfelt gratitude to Dr Colin Clark for stepping in as Editor for one extra issue, even in the midst of a busy teaching semester. We wish him well in his future endeavors. The Troika also would like to hear from any members who are interested in joining the Editorship of Radical Statistics (e-mail troika@radstats.org.uk).
The Troika:
Russell Ecob, Helen Meszaros, Robin Rice and Humphrey Southall.
