Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:32 pm  

This is a good poll, which I had forgotten, although I remember watching it on tv. 2002 BBC Poll of the '100 Greatest Britons'. 33,000 people. http://alchemipedia.blogspot.co.uk/2009 ... -2002.html Thatcher ranked 16th. Second highest PM behind Churchill.

This is a good poll, which I had forgotten, although I remember watching it on tv. 2002 BBC Poll of the '100 Greatest Britons'. 33,000 people. http://alchemipedia.blogspot.co.uk/2009 ... -2002.html Thatcher ranked 16th. Second highest PM behind Churchill.

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:26 pm  

Ajw71 wrote: This is a good poll, which I had forgotten, although I remember watching it on tv. 2002 BBC Poll of the '100 Greatest Britons'. 33,000 people. http://alchemipedia.blogspot.co.uk/2009 ... -2002.html Thatcher ranked 16th. Second highest PM behind Churchill. Statistics not your strong point then...

Ajw71 wrote: This is a good poll, which I had forgotten, although I remember watching it on tv. 2002 BBC Poll of the '100 Greatest Britons'. 33,000 people. http://alchemipedia.blogspot.co.uk/2009 ... -2002.html Thatcher ranked 16th. Second highest PM behind Churchill. Statistics not your strong point then...

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:33 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Statistics not your strong point then...

Or reading.

Something he should be able to do well as a result of Thatcher's legacy

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:35 pm  

And to be honest, there are people on there that "voters" in 2002 had no experience of and they STILL thought some were better than Thatcher

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:37 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Statistics not your strong point then...

Whoops, a small error.

Doesn't detract from the fact that Thatcher is ranked 16th Best Briton.

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:08 pm  

Ajw71 wrote:

How are my posts embarrassing when the majority of people (including academics who I bet know a tad more than you about the issues) agree with me?

Please provide independent, credible, reliable evidence that shows that she is not one of the best prime minsters the UK has had.

I look forward to your response.

Christ. What is wrong with you? You can't possibly be this stupid. They're embarrassing because you bring up "polls", found on Wikipedia, with varying questions, unrepresentative samples and with varying answers as your "evidence" for your assertion. Which has also varied wildly from "best" to "most successful" to "one of the best" to "greatest Briton". None of those polls should be taken seriously by anyone, and you know it, or you should if you passed GCSE maths.

Again, embarrassing, why? Because I have made no assertions, I have merely ridiculed the evidence you have provided following your obviously extensive google search that reached as far as wikipedia, therefore I am not required to provide any evidence. You have made assertions so you are required to and have failed.

I do not look forward to your response, it makes me fear for the Comprehensive system.

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:18 am  

Him wrote:

Christ. What is wrong with you? You can't possibly be this stupid. They're embarrassing because you bring up "polls", found on Wikipedia, with varying questions, unrepresentative samples and with varying answers as your "evidence" for your assertion. Which has also varied wildly from "best" to "most successful" to "one of the best" to "greatest Briton". None of those polls should be taken seriously by anyone, and you know it, or you should if you passed GCSE maths.

Again, embarrassing, why? Because I have made no assertions, I have merely ridiculed the evidence you have provided following your obviously extensive google search that reached as far as wikipedia, therefore I am not required to provide any evidence. You have made assertions so you are required to and have failed.

I do not look forward to your response, it makes me fear for the Comprehensive system.

Polls are only as good as the data that goes into them - if those answers the questions don't do so truefully then the poll has no validity no matter who is conducting it. I remember the Mori exit poll from the Major election win suggested a significant Labour majority!!

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:25 am  

Mintball wrote:

Here's a little thingie to chuck in: how much did the decision by Rupert Murdoch to ban all independent trades unions from NI titles at Wapping, and replace them with an in-hpuse staff association, contribute to a culture of criminal and unethical behaviour being allowed to continue for such a long time?

Very little - but what it did do was to prevent a brand new plant importing outdated and inefficient union cultures. If Ms Dean still had her way they would have been setting page layouts using metal!!

Obviously obstructive union cultures didn't contribute to the decline of manufacturing in the country it was all Maggie's fault!!

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:41 am  

Him wrote:

Christ. What is wrong with you? You can't possibly be this stupid. They're embarrassing because you bring up "polls", found on Wikipedia, with varying questions, unrepresentative samples and with varying answers as your "evidence" for your assertion. Which has also varied wildly from "best" to "most successful" to "one of the best" to "greatest Briton". None of those polls should be taken seriously by anyone, and you know it, or you should if you passed GCSE maths.

Again, embarrassing, why? Because I have made no assertions, I have merely ridiculed the evidence you have provided following your obviously extensive google search that reached as far as wikipedia, therefore I am not required to provide any evidence. You have made assertions so you are required to and have failed.

I do not look forward to your response, it makes me fear for the Comprehensive system.

You haven't provided any evidence because you simply haven't got any.

It's embarrassing to try and discredit 9 different polls from various sources simply because you don't agree with them and whilst offering nothing yourself.

Now you try to question my education, probably becuse your intentions are to 1) no longer debate the substantive issues because you have been comprehensively out thought at every turn and 2) start a slanging match so that they thread gets locked which then removes your obligation to introudce any evidence, which I have repeatedly asked for.

Re: Is our Commie government losing the plot? : Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:25 am  

Ajw71 wrote:

You haven't provided any evidence because you simply haven't got any.

It's embarrassing to try and discredit 9 different polls from various sources simply because you don't agree with them and whilst offering nothing yourself.

Now you try to question my education, probably becuse your intentions are to 1) no longer debate the substantive issues because you have been comprehensively out thought at every turn and 2) start a slanging match so that they thread gets locked which then removes your obligation to introudce any evidence, which I have repeatedly asked for.

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