Re: Winning the propaganda war... : Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:43 am  

Mintball wrote: The Mail actually published a correction on 9 July, blaming Conservative Central Office, for the claim that 878,000 individuals had stopped claiming disability benefits rather than face a medical. It stated: "We are happy to make clear that other important reasons people had for not pursuing ESA claims were that they recovered, returned to work or claimed a more appropriate benefit". You sense that it was published (and hidden away, of course) while teeth were gritted. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/article ... tions.html Just for everyones information, so they can copy and paste it anywhere they like for the whole world to see

Mintball wrote: The Mail actually published a correction on 9 July, blaming Conservative Central Office, for the claim that 878,000 individuals had stopped claiming disability benefits rather than face a medical. It stated: "We are happy to make clear that other important reasons people had for not pursuing ESA claims were that they recovered, returned to work or claimed a more appropriate benefit". You sense that it was published (and hidden away, of course) while teeth were gritted. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/article ... tions.html Just for everyones information, so they can copy and paste it anywhere they like for the whole world to see

Re: Winning the propaganda war... : Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:45 am  

Hull White Star wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/article-2358581/Clarifications-corrections.html

Just for everyones information, so they can copy and paste it anywhere they like for the whole world to see

I have a copy as a screengrab.

Re: Winning the propaganda war... : Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:59 am  

Remember kids, you don't need to be able to show that any numbers you quote are accurate.

You just need to be able to believe they are, and then you can trot out any old nonsense with an air of authority.

UK Government statistics, about as accurate as the Zimbabwean election count.

Re: Winning the propaganda war... : Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:24 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

... You just need to be able to believe they are ...

Or, more accurately (so to speak), you just need to say that you believe they are.