Labour do this all the time, fail to do their sums. Are they all Eton classicists like Boris?
In Labourlist on 7th November 2020, an excitable writer translates 1.2 billion as ‘billions.’
On Thursday 23rd January 2020, in Holyrood, James Kelly (Glasgow) (Scottish Labour) asked the Scottish Government what its response is to recently reported alcohol-related brain damage statistics, which suggest that the number of people with this condition is at a 10-year high.
The answer: Last year, 2018-19 shows a drop in the number of patients with ARBD, a decline of 3% from the previous year
The actual data:
2017/18 810
2018/19 785
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Just had a letter from my energy provider today saying (EngGovs) Ofgem have increased energy price cap by 4% for a dual fuel home starting Oct 1st 2026…Energy bills are going up, so that 86p a week is like piss*g up the wall
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piss*g up the wall?
In 1956/7, in Duns, my mum on a passing bus with her pals, saw me and my pals (5/6 years old) doing that in a competitive manner. on the way home from school. She was horrified though her siblings would later say that was because I was not coming highest in class
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