Wednesday, March 7, 2012

“We thought we had it nailed”

Alasdair Rae has posted a short analysis of  'Small Area Population Change in London, 2001 to 2010'. He mapped the results using ONS mid-year population estimates for small areas.

But we all know how these kind of demographic forecasts for small areas can become tricky sometimes.

When it came to plan Plan education or health care in London “We thought we had it nailed” says Baljit Bains (head of the Greater London Authority’s demography unit).

[Image Credit: under the raedar]

soundtrack: Metropolitan Jazz Affair