Nordic countries have consistently had low levels of cumulative excess mortality since the start of 2020, despite the #COVID19 pandemic ow.ly/mZAS50GQBJU

See that table on the left? That's catering. Some low-paid workers had to prepare that food and arrange those dishes and set up the trays and burners and then go back later to clean it all up, booze and pathogens and all, and then they couldn't see their families.

An estimated 1 in 15 people in England had COVID-19 in the week to New Year's Eve - rising to 1 in 10 in London. While infections are so high Office for National Statistics (ONS) is providing estimates a couple of days early (subject to revision). ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Wealth is unevenly distributed between individuals in Great Britain. The wealthiest 10% hold around half of all wealth, primarily in the form of private pensions and property ow.ly/nvoH50HpjOQ

As the cost of living rises for households across Great Britain, growing energy prices are disproportionately impacting those on lower incomes 📈 Our latest article explores the impact of rising living costs in more detail ➡️ow.ly/qHag50HJ0O5

This Office for National Statistics (ONS) article sets out clearly why UK energy bills are going up (due to high gas prices) and, crucially, how the poorest and least efficient homes will be hardest hit ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat…

While the #COVID19 pandemic and the UK’s exit from the EU has affected people’s decisions to work in the UK, there have been differences between industries with some having experienced growth and others decline ow.ly/YGRS50I6GQ9

22.8% of total deaths (all ages) were considered avoidable in Great Britain in 2020. That’s 153,008 deaths out of 672,015 ow.ly/PosN50Ibral

We’ve also looked at #COVID19 vaccination and mortality in young people. To date, there’s no evidence of change in the risk of cardiac-related death or death from any cause after vaccination in young people (aged 12-29) in England ow.ly/9pGL50IoZ9Y x.com/ONS/status/150…

The owner of an Old Kent Road restaurant was prosecuted & fined £1760 over a Nov '20 'leaving do' "The only reason I did it was for a member of staff", he told the police The owner appears to have been in his office while others partied, but he was held responsible #Partygate

1/ A little prototype to play with over the weekend ahead of #Census2021 first results next week. Explore historical 1981 to 2011 census data for England and Wales down to a local authority level bothness.github.io/censusprofiles/

1/ 📈BREAKING📈 First results from #Census2021 have just been published. I've summaries some of the main headline rankings in this thread... (Scroll to the end for links to all the interactive articles and bulletins on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website) ons.gov.uk/releases/initi…

The percentage of the population aged 65 years and over was higher in Wales (21.3%) than in England (18.4%) in 2021. Meanwhile, London had the largest percentage of people aged between 15 and 64 years (70.0%) ow.ly/zQAL50JJniR

NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef2654… Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people. A thread:

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 There's a brand new Census 2021 - England & Wales release this morning with data covering England and Wales right down to a neighbourhood level. You can explore the data using our brand new #CensusMaps tool, but here's a 🧵 with a few highlights... ons.gov.uk/census/maps 1/9

Want to get #Census2021 data for any area in England and Wales? Wards, parishes, parliamentary constituencies, or perhaps a 1km radius around a local park, school or train station? "Build a custom area profile" is here to help! ons.gov.uk/visualisations… 1/3

Very saddened to hear my old tutor JOMEC @ Cardiff Uni David English has died. He gave us all an incredible work ethic with his infamous red pen and blistering news quizzes. Once you passed his tests you know you'd make it. A proper journalist, will be very missed.

🚨🗺️📊Calling all UK local data nerds… After more than a year of development, we’ve just launched #ExploreLocalStatistics, a brand new way to explore 57 datasets from across government right down to a local authority level! …lore-local-statistics.beta.ons.gov.uk 🧵1/5

Fantastic to be recognised for the huge collaborative effort behind #ExploreLocalStatistics. You can explore the platform here, which includes over 60 datasets right down to a local authority level …lore-local-statistics.beta.ons.gov.uk

🚨We're hiring!🚨 Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for a data journalist to create impactful new articles and tools using our statistics With a new website platform in design and content transformation underway, it's an exciting time to join! Apply here by Jan 28 civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…