David Lipsey Blog Listing

"Tipping Points" go past the tipping point

nigel.hawkes — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:14:04 +0000

David Lipsey

A new form of statistical abuse has, these last few weeks, reared its ugly head. This may be dubbed the “false tipping point.”

Misrepresenting Ed Miliband's chances

nigel.hawkes — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:57:14 +0000

David Lipsey

Discrediting polls

nigel.hawkes — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:49:27 +0000

David Lipsey

Opinion polls make powerful news. In a democracy, weight is given to the views of the people.

The perils of overplaying the polls

nigel.hawkes — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:41:21 +0000

David Lipsey

On 23 November The Guardian published a political poll showing that Labour was ahead as Ed Miliband returned from paternity leav

Student loans confuse The Guardian

nigel.hawkes — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:54:09 +0000

David Lipsey

My first two papers of the day are the Racing Post, where the facts are invariably right and The Guardian

Raise the Roof but watch the arithmetic

nigel.hawkes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:42:50 +0000

David Lipsey

Statistical abuse is not confined to government, advertisers, companies and advertisers. Lobbyists, including lobbyists in good causes, can do it too.

Probiotic or propaganda?

nigel.hawkes — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:40:59 +0000

David Lipsey

“82% of people with digestive discomfort said they felt better after eating Activia,”says a recent poster for the probiotic. So if you have tum trouble should you get down the shops and buy it?

Nonsense about public sector pensions

nigel.hawkes — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:01:02 +0000

David Lipsey

The British North-American Committee sounds a solid enough organisation and its document “The need for transparency in public sector pensions&rdqu