27 April 2017 Statistics and Other Fibs The election – just too complex. by J.R.Thomas Eyes down, look in. The electoral campaign is underway and the waterboarding of the public by polls and electoral surveys has begun; by the early part of June you won’t believe a word from any of them. Which is a… Continue reading Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Statistics and other fibs (J R Thomas)
Tag: Boundary Commission
Issue 87:2017 01 12:All the Prime Minister’s Numbers (J.R.Thomas)
12 January 2017 All the Prime Minister’s Numbers Will Mrs May wait for the boundary commission? by J.R.Thomas Hands up all last week’s British readers who laughed at the absurdities of the American Presidential voting system. Ho ho ho, what sort of Electoral College is it that can turn the loser into the winner? … Continue reading Issue 87:2017 01 12:All the Prime Minister’s Numbers (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: The Rules of the Game (John Watson)
22 September 2016 The Rules of the Game What is this talk of gerrymandering? By John Watson “I have never believed in questioning or second-guessing the decision of the referee.” The words appear in the final paragraph of David Laws’ book Coalition and the referee he is referring to is the British electorate which so brutally… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: The Rules of the Game (John Watson)
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
15 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK Foreign Affairs LIBYA: A report of the House of Commons Defence Committee has heavily criticised David Cameron’s role in the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya. Stating that the then Chief of Defence Staff, Lord Richards, disassociated himself from the claim that the operation was in the national interest,… Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Week in Brief: UK
03 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK DOCTORS’ STRIKE: Junior doctors have voted to continue their programme of strikes after agreement could not be reached with the Government over rates to be paid for weekend work. The BMA has announced that it intends to seek judicial review of Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose new contracts.… Continue reading Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Week in Brief: UK
