Truth and statistics

Janice Chetcuti of Marsaxlokk states in her recent letter that the recession is responsible for six million job losses in the UK. In truth the recession has caused the loss of around 600,000 UK jobs (that's six hundred thousand) and the jobless total...

Janice Chetcuti of Marsaxlokk states in her recent letter that the recession is responsible for six million job losses in the UK.

In truth the recession has caused the loss of around 600,000 UK jobs (that's six hundred thousand) and the jobless total in the UK currently stands at 7.9 per cent which is scarcely different from the 7.2 per cent she quotes for Malta.

That's an all-round pat on the back then!

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