The following was reported in a magazine a couple of weeks ago.

Birmingham Council tenants were given a referendam to select one of the following;

1] To remain as council tenants.

2] To become part of a housing association.

3] come under the juristdiction of private landlord.


the result was as follows.

48% voted to remain as council tenants.

the other 52% voted for one of the other options.

Now the council really wanted them to vote for 2] or 3]. and had dangled the carrot of rents being froze for eight years.

A minister of housing then said as the majority had voted for 2] or 3] they should hold another referendam as to which the tenants should go for 2] or 3].


talk about twisting figures to suit yourself.

However one paper came out with the following;

if they want to treat these figures in this way then the Labour government who though getting in with the largest majority ever seen, only around 40 odd % of the population voted in the election, therefore following the premise the minister laid out the labour government shouldn't be in power and should resign as the majority of the pop didn't vote them in. latest news. Minister can't be seen anywhere.


The moral is; even if your the minority your still the majority


cheeers

sir henry