tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post6989556664377673767..comments2024-01-11T10:25:57.007+00:00Comments on Labour of Gove: Libdemologists: Nick Clegg Liberally Distorts Statistics?Chris Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-86096531869439157522007-09-18T23:24:00.000+01:002007-09-18T23:24:00.000+01:00The Liberal Party only put up just over 100 candid...The Liberal Party only put up just over 100 candidates in the 1951 and 1955 elections, so the vast majority of the electorate did not even have the opportunity to vote other than Labour or Conservative.David Boothroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161970886471901426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-89520754369039493102007-09-18T13:27:00.000+01:002007-09-18T13:27:00.000+01:00Clegg said 1951. When the combined vote was 93% He...Clegg said 1951. When the combined vote was 93% He has compared a General Election with turn out over 80% to a Local Election (apparently) with turn out under 30%.<BR/><BR/>Are you saying an 8x exaggeration would be OK somehow James? In future I'll bear that in mind though it will be hard to resist pointing out that a Lib Dem is arsing statistics by a factor of eight (which is OK) never mind 16 (which clearly is not).<BR/><BR/>As far as I know the Independent thing is a "seen" interview where he gets a chance to relax with the questions and research his answers.<BR/><BR/>This James is I believe an absolutely pathetic attempt to distort reality for political advantage.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-68887205900523527502007-09-18T12:26:00.000+01:002007-09-18T12:26:00.000+01:00The combined Labour/Con vote in 1955 was 96%, so t...The combined Labour/Con vote in 1955 was 96%, so the increase has been from 4% to 32%. So it's 8x rather than 16x. Whether Clegg made a mistake or it is a typo is a moot point, but you are struggling a bit if you are claiming this is somehow "spin".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com