Why Do Some Newspapers Think That Their Readers Are Idiots?

[sp1814]

We all know about Project Fear...so what should we call this one?

Project Great Big lie?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/692037/EU-exit-house-prices-Owners-country-big-rises-Referendum-UK-property-market-Brexit

When you read the detail of the article, you will realise that it's nonsense.

See if you can spot it.

[-Talbot-]

I can't be bothered.

[piggynose]

do you beleive what you read in the papers? no, of course not. trouble is a lot of sun readers do.

[Svejk]

I read the Sun and I can spell believe. ;)

[-Talbot-]

Says Express in the link, piggy.

[Zacs-Master]

Well, for starters it says 'post brexit'. We aren't post brexit. Leeds voted remain by a narrow margin and Liverpool voted remain by 58%, so the statement 'The great Northern cities of Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds – where millions of people voted Leave in June’s referendum to exit the EU – are leading the way.' is very misleading.

Very poor journalism.

[Gromit]

This is one of those articles where it is better to start at the end and work your way up tp the top.

[mikey4444]

Slightly off-topic, but still relevant ::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36866975

[bednobs]

i don't really care wht newspapers think of their readers. I haven't read one since i left home in the early 90s!

[ToraToraTora]

well you seemed to believe a lot of their pony before the brexit vote SP.

[ToraToraTora]

sorry sp can't be ar5ed to analyse, please tell us why it's nonsense, all the figures are checkable.

[Zacs-Master]

They are checkable Tora. Shame the journo didn't.

[sp1814]

Zac-Master hit the nail on the head.

The figures are for the period leading up to the Referendum, not after it. It's chronologically incorrect.

Secondly Manchester (60.4%), Liverpool (58.1%) and Leeds (50.3%) all voted by a majority to Remain and Leave voters across the three cities totalled 357,566.

So how does 357,566 amounts to 'millions'.

Finally - the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ (CML) press release (from which the Express cherry-picked the headline figures) points out, a lot of lending is being driven "more by remortgaging and less by house purchases".

So all in all, chronologically incorrect, geographically incorrect and factually incorrect.

[ToraToraTora]

SP, I am in awe of your tolerance for tedium!

[sp1814]

Not tedium. Lies.

[EDDIE51]

The Sun has a 'word list' that the journalists are allowed to use. It is based on the expected vocabulary of a 8 year old child.

[Old_Geezer]

Looked on the ONS site. They only have until May anyway.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/housepriceindex/may2016

[Old_Geezer]

June seems fairly stable, up hardly anything.
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/~/media/MainSite/documents/about/house-price-index/2016/Jun_Q2_2016.pdf

[youngmafbog]

Are you bored SP?

It's a glorious day, try going for a walk.

[piggynose]

i don't beleev yoo svejk, lol
on a serious note, aren't most tabloids the same, sun, mirror, express, daily liar, sorry mail. the contents are similar, just a different name on the front cover.