tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post6114371097777579469..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Chicanery writ large.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-51994444195871284742012-08-12T12:23:27.224+01:002012-08-12T12:23:27.224+01:00http://parker-joseph.com/pjcjournal/http://parker-joseph.com/pjcjournal/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-49126926213243816772012-08-10T23:01:51.374+01:002012-08-10T23:01:51.374+01:00After reading about the Brazilian connection, I lo...After reading about the Brazilian connection, I looked into the site (not recommended) and found that they are claiming the result of a British Government economy will result in 89,000 girls under 15 being subjected to FGM (Don't ask!). Then I looked deeper into their site (I didn't look into FGM, and don't even think of asking), I know, my devotion to facts is awesome, but someone has to do it, and found "...6,500 girls are at risk of FGM within the UK every year...". Something wrong somewhere. Then, still on duty, I looked even deeper into their site and found that the figures are based on a "...it is estimated that xxx millions are suffering...." <br />What this means is that the headline number is something computer generated, by a manipulation of figures to create a "statistic".<br />Thought this might help you in your quest, FE.<br />Brgds<br />Peter MeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-47662439385120586852012-08-10T16:20:35.151+01:002012-08-10T16:20:35.151+01:00I see that the parliamentary meeting has been dela...I see that the parliamentary meeting has been delayed, presumably so that the bansturbators can muster more support. Their mendacity knows no bounds.andy5759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-75874145445255503292012-08-10T11:17:45.399+01:002012-08-10T11:17:45.399+01:00I have just gone through the consultation process ...I have just gone through the consultation process - it seemed to me that the questions in the main were designed to get the desired response.<br />The last question was "do you think that plaing packaging will improve health inequalities?"<br />Apart from the typical PC aspect of the idea of health inequalities it seems to me that this is in fact one of the worst aspect of the proposal.<br />If you have plenty of disposable income you can get plenty of high quality tobacco and can even afford to go abroad to get it - if on the other hand you have a restricted income, like pensioners, you will be pushed in the direction of the counterfeiters and god knows what rubbish they will put in their products.<br />I don't suppose any notice will be taken of my responses but I felt I had to give them anyway.<br />They will be after you booze, salt and fat next - you have been warned.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928302469565286855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-75401525328331342202012-08-10T07:13:01.371+01:002012-08-10T07:13:01.371+01:00I still think that hiding tobacco behind screens i...I still think that hiding tobacco behind screens in shops will backfire on them with youngsters keen to know just what it is they are hiding, same goes for plain packaging.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.com