What a food hygiene rating actually means
A five is not "clean" and a three is not "dirty". What the inspector is actually scoring, why the date matters more than the number, and how Scotland differs.
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A five is not "clean" and a three is not "dirty". What the inspector is actually scoring, why the date matters more than the number, and how Scotland differs.
One phone call before you commit to an area tells you more than any rating. Here is what to ask, and why the nearest surgery is often not the one you can join.
Crime maps are the most misread dataset in house hunting. What the pins actually mean, why busy places always look worse, and how to compare two areas fairly.
Reviews are the weakest check available and the one everybody uses. The registers that actually verify something are free, public, and take about four minutes between them.
A 5 from last month and a 5 from four years ago look identical on most websites. They should not, and on ours they do not.