Eroding public finances, inaccurate and misreported statistics, and consistent underperformance on reforms prompted major credit rating agencies in late 2009 to downgrade Greece's international debt rating, and has led the country into a financial crisis.

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And the report pointed to a lack of co-ordinated information and statistics on the rising number of cases, and the need for a consistent test for autism at an early age.

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Britain's Office for National Statistics has decided, when it comes to inflation, it's better to be consistent than to be right.

BBC: The ONS puts consistency first

These striking statistics point to the fact that traditional business structures, classified by hierarchies and strict protocols, are not consistent with the way information and ideas are accessed in the digital, and increasingly, everyday world.

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