Statistics chief complains to BBC over impersonation of staff in hit drama Industry
Submitted 1 hour ago by Veserr@sh.itjust.works to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/20/ons-office-national-statistics-tv-industry-bbc
Zombie@feddit.uk 1 hour ago
This reads like an idiot that can’t discern between fact and fiction…
Similar to this story: theguardian.com/…/play-fascism-violent-scenes-ger…
The whole point is it’s fraudsters at the door, and specifically not the ONS. It’s telling about the nature of their work that the head of the ONS is unable to make that distinction and fears the erosion of “delicate” public trust. Maybe it’s delicate for a reason.