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Sep 10, 2022

Statistricks, part 4: how they lie to you with graphs

Was the UK really the fastest-growing economy in the G7, as Boris Johnson claimed? Of course it wasn’t. It was a Boris Johnson claim On February 5 2021, Andrew Neil, once respected political interviewer, pundit and chair of the Spectator Magazine Group, posted this tweet: At a glance —…

Disinformation

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Statistricks, part 4: how they lie to you with graphs
Statistricks, part 4: how they lie to you with graphs
Disinformation

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May 12, 2022

Wokeness: the far right’s last scapegoat

“Do-gooders” are no longer just a nuisance — their “decadence”, according to populist demagogues, is now an existential threat to civilisation “Right on”. “Politically correct”. “PC”. “Social justice warriors”. “Virtue signallers”. Now “woke”. Rightwingers and authoritarians of all stripes have been sneering at liberals, leftwingers and anyone with a conscience…

Far Right

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Wokeness: the far right’s last scapegoat
Wokeness: the far right’s last scapegoat
Far Right

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Nov 21, 2021

Statistricks part 3: how they lie to you with polls

Surveys are way off with their predictions too often to be of any real use. So why are they such big business? Not so long ago, you could go years without coming across a survey. A few folks were dimly aware of a company called Gallup, thanks to Top of…

Statistics

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Statistricks part 3: how they lie to you with polls
Statistricks part 3: how they lie to you with polls
Statistics

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Dec 16, 2020

How they lie with statistics, part 2: the value of nothing

Here’s a thought experiment. Picture a woman who’s two metres tall (about 6ft 6in). Easy, right? Now picture a second woman, standing next to the first, who is a millon times taller: 2 million metres, or 2,000km, tall. …

Brexit

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How they lie with statistics, part 2: the value of nothing
How they lie with statistics, part 2: the value of nothing
Brexit

9 min read


Nov 12, 2020

Statistricks: how they lie to you with numbers (part 1)

If we’re going to fight back against the populists’ calculated assault on truth, we need to raise our numbers game Maths is scary. There are plenty of maths wizzes out there, of course, and most of us, when the necessity arises, can perform basic calculations. It’s just that these operations…

Statistics

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Statistricks: how they lie to you with numbers (part 1)
Statistricks: how they lie to you with numbers (part 1)
Statistics

10 min read


Apr 19, 2020

The 3M test: how to upgrade your bullshit detector

In the time of coronavirus, the ability to tell good info from bad is more vital than ever. How do you sort the gold from the garbage? — Minds greater than mine have been grappling with the reasons for society’s gaping divisions for years. …

Fake News

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The 3M test: how to upgrade your bullshit detector
The 3M test: how to upgrade your bullshit detector
Fake News

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Mar 19, 2020

Apples and oranges: how bad metaphors mess with your mind

The far right’s awful analogies helped swing Brexit — and now they may threaten your life — “Apt analogies are among the most formidable weapons of the rhetorician” — Winston Churchill For too long, too many people have been listening to populists: know-nothing blatherskites offering simple solutions to complex problems. As a result, the UK has left the EU, nutsacking the economy and the opportunities of the…

Brexit

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Apples and oranges: how bad metaphors mess with your mind
Apples and oranges: how bad metaphors mess with your mind
Brexit

12 min read


Jan 17, 2020

Legacy

A paean to Brexit — Furlongs and fathoms and gallons and perches, Schools re-equipped (with canes, slippers and birches), Time at the bar at 11pm, Ladylike skirts with an ankle-high hem. Antimacassars and old music boxes, Legal permission to maim and kill foxes, Coal mines and coal fires and smog and black lung, Horses and coaches and streets…

Brexit

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Legacy
Legacy
Brexit

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Dec 11, 2019

Anti-Brexit Alien, out

I put my head over the parapet. It nearly got shot off. But at least it meant I saw them coming I didn’t do enough. I voted, I marched, I attended campaign meetings, I donated to pro-Remain and anti-fascist causes, I spent months researching the facts, and months more turning them into blog posts, some of which went something approaching viral. I called out thousands of lies on the internet. I…

Politics

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Anti-Brexit Alien, out
Anti-Brexit Alien, out
Politics

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Aug 5, 2019

When Sammie dumped Barry: a cost-benefit analysis of Brexit

CBAs may be a flawed and oversimplified way of looking at Brexit, but they’re still more than most Leave voters have bothered to do — You’re a business owner. An opportunity arises for expansion. The risks are daunting — but the potential boost to income is huge. How do you decide whether to proceed? The first thing any halfway competent company director will do in this situation is undertake a cost-benefit analysis.

Brexit

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When Sammie dumped Barry: a cost-benefit analysis of Brexit
When Sammie dumped Barry: a cost-benefit analysis of Brexit
Brexit

9 min read

Andy Bodle

Andy Bodle

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Newsperson and scriptwriter. Blogs at http://rainbowsandlollipops.net/

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