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John BrignellThis site is devoted to the monitoring of the misleading numbers that rain down on us via the media. Whether they are generated by Single Issue Fanatics (SIFs), politicians, bureaucrats, quasi-scientists (junk, pseudo- or just bad), such numbers swamp the media, generating unnecessary alarm and panic. They are seized upon by media, hungry for eye-catching stories. There is a growing band of people whose livelihoods depend on creating and maintaining panic. There are also some who are trying to keep numbers away from your notice and others who hope that you will not make comparisons. Their stock in trade is the gratuitous lie. The aim here is to nail just a few of them.
In serious jest and jesting seriousness,
I strive to scourge polluting beastliness
Scourge of Villany, John Marston (1576-1634)
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Watermelons
by James Delingpole
Why does the
cable weight damn the concept of airborne generators?
Visit No
since July 13, 2000
The above is an example of a wrong number - see here.
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