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There are lies, damned lies and statistics. And then there’s the Integrated Household Survey from the Office of National Statistics.
The Government spends a small fortune on this annual exercise, which is designed to identify social trends in Britain. This year was the biggest ever, with a record 420,000 respondents.
According to the ONS, it is the definitive study of ‘sexual identity, religion, ethnicity and perceived general health’.
Presumably, it is intended to reinforce the officially endorsed portrait of Britain as a vibrant mosaic of multi-cultural, religious and sexual diversity.
Certainly, that’s how it has been greeted on the Left. The Independent, for instance, was ecstatic. ‘Official statistics show big rise in number of Britons unsure of their sexuality’ it declared yesterday.
Under the headline ‘More varieties of sex, please, we’re British’, the paper rejoices: ‘Britons are becoming more sexually adventurous, with fewer defining themselves as “straight” and an increasing number answering “don’t know” when asked to define their leanings.’
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