Last week, YouGov retracted a poll suggesting church attendance was rising in the UK. The results, it turned out, had been distorted by bots or AI. This is disappointing given that the research was published last year, and got a lot more attention than the retraction did. To understand why that matters, it helps to … Read more
Small boat crossings have fallen again. They are down around 30% for the first three months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. There was a similar fall between August and December last year, down 30% year on year , and down roughly 50% from their peak in 2022.. At this point, it … Read more
People have lost their minds. The latest outrage that angry people are getting angry about is adverts — specifically, too many non-white people in adverts. Normally I’d start with some statistics to see if this complaint has any basis in fact. But not this time, because this isn’t really about numbers or representation. It’s about … Read more