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I haven’t got very far with this, but I have found a few starting points (I think) as who owes whom in the most general of terms, so I thought I’d just link to them here in case for the sake of convenience and rediscoverability.
My starting point: a BBC report on Who owns the UK’s debt?
From there, I ended up finding loosely related data at:
National Statistics – UK Accounts
UK Debt Management Office Quarterly Review
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Armchair Auditor lets you see how your council spends your money.
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RT @alexgamela: The blog, the MA and the future http://ff.im/-nhFsi
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Blogged: Don't stop us digging into public spending #data http://bit.ly/dbnGia
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A lesson in economics for the govt http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2010/07/06/why-condem-economics-is-wrong-in-about-a-side-of-a4/
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From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate? John Allen Paulos, travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read every day – even horoscopes and the sports pages – and how often they mislead us. By understanding simple concepts such as probability, chaos theory and game theory, you’ll be able to see through faulty statistics, stock market forecasters and conspiracy theorists – and make the figures truly add up.
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: Making Sense of the Numbers in newspapers http://amzn.to/cVRJ9OA Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: Making Sense of the Numbers in newspapers http://amzn.to/cVRJ9O
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p41 mentions using Spikes Cavell database
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Commenting on the investment, Max Bautin of IQ Capital said: “We were drawn to Spikes Cavell because of their impressive track record and their excellent growth prospects. At the moment Spikes Cavell have a dominant market share of some 15% of public bodies who use a spend intelligence service. However, the potential of the market is massive – there are over 3,000 bodies within the UK public sector alone and there are other markets for expansion as well. The company has an enviable client base and this is perfectly matched with a depth of knowledge and service ensuring customer satisfaction. ”
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They welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to drop plans to allow councils to publish public notices only online – which would have led to a loss in advertising for newspapers.
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Journalist who knows programming
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Seatguru really is awesome http://www.seatguru.com
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Kick Starting Help Me Investigate Bristol by @oliconner http://bit.ly/d9c4og
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Final part of the MAOJ projects series: 77,000 pageviews and multimedia archive journalism http://bit.ly/dyAVOn
