The Conservative Party fails to apply the sense check

[Seatherny]

Conservative Central Office released information claiming that more than half of girls – 54% – in the most deprived communities fell pregnant before their 18th birthday.

This claim was not only untrue but also breathtakingly ignorant. A crucial decimal point was missing – the real figure is 5.4%.

Now if you had asked me before yesterday what the correct figure was I would not have known but my common sense would have told me that 54% looked highly suspect.

What morons.

[Catzsy]

What morons.

Yes I heard about this the other day. I thought it was absolutely classic. They definitely won't live that down for a long time. I imagine the researcher has been fired or executed.

[Inseriousity.]

Lol I think the more annoying thing is that some people would have believed that

[Seatherny]

And they still kept to their point. They actually believed it was 54% "/ What morons. Shows how out of touch that party is.

[Catzsy]

Lol I think the more annoying thing is that some people would have believed that

Yes but some people would believe anything. =]

[CrazyColaist]

that statistic is bull crap anyway,


their have been bare people who have been preganant before 18 remember this world is billions of years old. and trillions have been 18/

[-:Undertaker:-]

A mistake, technical of course which was overlooked. Not that the Labour Party hasnt had its fair share of mistakes, just like the 'mistake' of pretending thinking Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction.

[Seatherny]

A mistake, technical of course which was overlooked. Not that the Labour Party hasnt had its fair share of mistakes, just like the 'mistake' of pretending thinking Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction.

A mistake yes. But when it was presented to their leaders, they believed it without thinking "wait a minute, that figure seems a bit off". Clearly shows how out of touch that shameful party is.

[-:Undertaker:-]

A mistake yes. But when it was presented to their leaders, they believed it without thinking "wait a minute, that figure seems a bit off". Clearly shows how out of touch that shameful party is.

Was it presented to Tory leaders? - if so, again a technical oversight and probably one of many statistics they see in a day. Although i'd agree with you there, all three main parties are out of touch because while Cameron should be soaring in the polls with this pathetic government in office - hes not.

People want to hear toughness on the EU, immigration, crime and so on - not the fact Cameron wants to open our borders upto 'gay' Africans. I seriously do not know of one difference between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, and thats coming from an ex-Conservative supporter.

[Seatherny]

Was it presented to Tory leaders? - if so, again a technical oversight and probably one of many statistics they see in a day. Although i'd agree with you there, all three main parties are out of touch because while Cameron should be soaring in the polls with this pathetic government in office - hes not.

People want to hear toughness on the EU, immigration, crime and so on - not the fact Cameron wants to open our borders upto 'gay' Africans. I seriously do not know of one difference between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, and thats coming from an ex-Conservative supporter.

When I heard the "lets open borders to gay Africans", I couldn't believe it. Its ridiculous. That man is a moron.