How to feel good about New Zealand
StatsChat criticises the NZ media a lot, but if you really want a target-rich zone, the place is the UK. Today, the Daily Express had this front page:
The biggest vote on this country’s ties to Brussels for 40 years saw 80 per cent say they no longer want to be in Europe, the Daily Express can reveal.
It marks a huge leap forward in this newspaper’s crusade to get Britain out of the EU.
This comes from a survey in three Conservative electorates in the southern UK (out of 650 electorates), where 100,000 questionnaires were distributed. About 12% said Britain should leave the EUK, about 3% were opposed, and the other 85% didn’t respond.
Other, better-conducted polling doesn’t find such a dramatic lead. Even a late-December poll by “Get Britain Out” found only 51% support for leaving the EU and consoled themselves by describing this as showing their campaign was gaining momentum.
(via @federicacocco)
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“About 12% said Britain should leave the UK”
Muphry’s Law strikes again.
9 years ago
Ok, yes. That was the previous referendum.
9 years ago