This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition 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.
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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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