tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post5214577029400396023..comments2024-03-29T11:30:09.490+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: How did a 1-1 draw become a '3-0 win for the Snarl'?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-48161265346713542011-03-20T01:58:10.296+00:002011-03-20T01:58:10.296+00:00Ah. So they're counting two elections in whic...Ah. So they're counting two elections in which less than 2% of the electorate were entitled to vote, but mysteriously not counting an election in which 100% of the electorate were entitled to vote. Aye, that makes sense.<br /><br />In football terms, that's the rough equivalent of claiming a 1-1 draw is actually a 3-0 win because "we weren't looking when the other side scored" and "we were awarded a couple of corners".James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-69391603146480913682011-03-19T19:43:35.164+00:002011-03-19T19:43:35.164+00:00They started pushing this 3-0 thing in the Daily R...They started pushing this 3-0 thing in the Daily Record when Ed Balls visited Holyrood a week or so ago.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/62fr9ju<br /><br />Apparently the three elections are Glenrothes, Glasgow North-East and the GE. They're not counting the Euros.rullkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468064035662238392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-85848006505500614022011-03-19T09:45:01.937+00:002011-03-19T09:45:01.937+00:00Glenrothes? Maybe a couple of council by-elections...Glenrothes? Maybe a couple of council by-elections?<br /><br />Who knows. But a figure like that should be getting questioned by reporters. "3-0? What are these three elections, Des?" But no, being the Scottish media, the figures just get printed verbatim.<br /><br />Journalistic integrity - don't you just love it?<br /><br />Incidentally, is it not ridiculous that people consider Alex to be the best candidate for FM, and there was also that recent poll showing that the SNP are ahead if you ask people who they think will be a better government... yet clearly some of these people are still intending to vote for Labour?!?Doug Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017218581660887134noreply@blogger.com