The "Lives Saved" Illusion: Exposing the Statistical Flaws of the UK Furniture Regulations

For decades, the Department, the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), and various trade bodies have treated the 1988 Furniture Regulations as an untouchable lifesaver. The figures are repeated like a mantra: the 2000 University of Surrey report claimed the regulations save 70 lives a year, while the later 2009 Greenstreet Berman (GB) report puts the figure at 54.However, a forensic look at how…