The UK is about to have its last census ever in 2021
Professor Sir Ian Diamond, the designated national statistician of the UK and former vice-chancellor at the University of Aberdeen, has stated that the UK's upcoming national census in 2021 might be its last census ever, spelling the end of a 200-year-old institution. Diamond says the census will soon be replaced by digital alternatives for gathering enormous amounts of data about the country's citizens, which would be much more cost-effective.
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