In the last couple of days the right-wing press has been alive with fear-mongering misinformation about blackouts from looming energy shortages. Left Foot Forward shows how his claims on energy, like those in the Telegraph article, are equally illiterate, and to bust some of these myths once and for all.
Parts of the British press are willing to stretch the facts to breaking point in their eagerness to whip up fears about immigration. The Daily Mail this week claimed that: “Overseas student surge hits 110,000: And all but a tenthtest
The Daily Express front-page article on Britain’s net contribution to the European Union contains several misconstrued statistics if not outright lies designed to reinforce their readers’ anti-EU prejudices. Among the misleading assertions in the report is the line in thetest
There has been much coverage recently regarding the comments from the UK Drug Policy Commission who have suggested that “smarter” drugs policies are required. The crux is that there is currently too much focus on seizure and arrests and nottest
Today’s front-page lead on the Daily Express – LABOUR’S £186BN BENEFITS MADNESS – revealed that in 2009/10 spending on benefits would amount to a quarter of all State spending. The “madness” to which the Express refers is, presumably, their belieftest
The Daily Telegraph’s front page today announces that, “Education spending to be cut by £100m.” But a deeper look at the figures reveals that total spending by the Department for Children, Schools and Families will increase in real terms by 1.37% from 2009-10 to 2010-11. If expenditure on innovation, universities and skills is included, spending still increases by 0.68%.
A Populus poll in yesterday’s Times revealed that 60% of voters favour tax increases to help close the budget deficit despite a headline declaring that, “Voters back Tories over big cuts in spending.”
