Yesterday I was thinking about this and how statistics might apply to the current political situation and in particular majorities at elections and how these can be affected by social media.
Take for instance an MP with a current majority of 20,000 living in what will commonly be known as "a safe seat."
But it might not be as safe as it appears. If somebody posts comments on a social media site and that post is read by say 500 people, those 500 might decide not to vote for that candidate at an election. Many of them voted for the candidate last time. In addition they might pass on their doubts to 10 people each, all of whom decide that they aren't going to vote for that candidate either. So that is potentially 5,000 votes lost, dropping the possible majority to 13,000. Then 1,000 of those might vote for another candidate, lowering the majority again.
Add to this the fact that additional housing in the area has seen an influx of new people into that person's constituency - many of whom might vote for a different candidate and the majority comes down even further and it's no longer a safe seat.
Once again, as usual in my world, that's a very simplistic view of everything. But it does show how safe seats can change hands.
But all is not lost - Boris could be on his way back (that's a sarcastic comment of course).
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Many years ago a friend's son had a new fangled piece of technology. It was a small television set that worked in a car. Mind you it kept dropping in and out. The reception was pretty terrible. I was envious "I ought to have one of those," I thought. But I didn't get one.
Today on our travels we stopped off at a garden centre and I was able to get picture perfect coverage of a football match on my mobile phone. Oh how things have changed in such a short time.
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We ended the day in Witney which is known as the gateway to the Cotswolds and it's hammering down with rain.
More tomorrow.