Submitted on Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Rejected on Monday 4th February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Use recognised dictionary definitions to form statistics and policies
In UK politics it is regular practice to use adjusted definitions that are often contrary to widely accepted dictionary definitions as a way of manipulating data and misleading the public. We need and deserve transparency.
The UK government are currently boasting about record employment in the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46958560
Government definition of employment; https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/aguidetolabourmarketstatistics?fbclid=IwAR0OgYL10S78a4YH5AAbUtA9a_ToFl8eLYqcA45rC6xpiocSFW6MexEd9Ls#employment
Cambridge Dictionary definition of employment;
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/employment
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