Comments on: YouGov show a 6 point Tory lead

By: Jakob

Jakob — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:07:24 +0000

Mark M,

There is nothing wrong with less.

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003775.html

By: Mark M

Mark M — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:05:58 +0000

Jakob –

“According to Wikipedia, the Tories got 1% more of the popular vote than Labour in the 1929 election, but won less seats. The Tories contested 21 less seats than Labour though so maybe this is not an example either.”

FEWER seats, not less

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:34:48 +0000

ipsis mori reported in Mirror as Con 41, Lab 35, LD 11

By: James Ludlow

James Ludlow — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:55 +0000

@ Tony Jones – of course when the recession really does start to kick in, you may look back on your own comments above with the benefit of hindsight and wish you’d never made them …

By: Jakob

Jakob — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:46:36 +0000

OddJob,

You’re right. I didn’t notice that the conservatives didn’t contest every seat.

According to Wikipedia, the Tories got 1% more of the popular vote than Labour in the 1929 election, but won less seats. The Tories contested 21 less seats than Labour though so maybe this is not an example either.