12 September 2008

Stats and Figures ...

- More than 13 million people live in poverty in the UK. A poll by Get Fair showed 51% of people - across gender, age group, social class and region - would be more inclined to vote for a party that takes "serious measures" to eradicate poverty.

- The BNP's bank accounts do not compute.

- 44% of people, across the EU's 27 countries, would be willing to pay more for energy from low-emission sources.

- 36% of boys think that they might personally hit a woman or force her to have sex. Actors from Hollyoaks have been enlised by Women's Aid to combat teen domestic violence.

- In June 1997, there were 18.1m "UK-born" people (The Spectator's phrase, not mine) working in the private sector. In June 2007, there were 18 million working in the private sector. Their argument is that without immigration and state sector expansion, there are fewer "UK-born" people in work after 10 years of Labour.

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