.. and those of us with some common sense and not blinded by propaganda or hatred know why but here http://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com/2009/09/worst-junk-stat-of-2010.html is Chris Snowdon's excellent rebuttall of such lying, false claims that can only be designed to pull the wool over the eyes of those who should know better - and I actually thought the Licnolnshire Echo was a decent paper. It appears to have lost it's soul.