Sadly, yes. It's one of the lessons hammered home on More or Less: if a figure is quoted, stop and think if it makes sense before accepting it. If it sounds weird, then check. Sometimes it turns out … (View Post)

It's WRONG. I downloaded th e ONS data set, and it's 1.7%. THe link is in my earlier post at 12:23. I think they've mistyped a digit. (View Post)

Birmingham Somalis: yes, the 11.3% is out by a factor of 10. Downloaded the data from here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/datasets/somalipopulationsby… (View Post)

Carcassone! (View Post)

As 'penumbra to umbra' means going from being partly shadowed to completely shadowed, I think that it's the Conservative Party that has gone on that journey. (View Post)