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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
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No not duped at all. Sensible enough not to believe in the fantasy land created by other parties who magically are going to pay for everything with no money. As MTVN rightly states, the UK press has never had a lower level of influence now than it currently stands. So you can deface my words somewhere else thank you
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Originally Posted by joeysteele
Not sure.
I was only just born then but my Dad says he recalls absolutely loads of people mentioning the Sun's headline on election day 1992 as to putting the lights out if Kinnock had won.
Now however, I think the papers have less influence.
Also as to the polls,they were not necessarily wrong, all polls have a plus or minus error margin of up to 3% either way.
Most had labour and the Conservatives neck and neck on 34% each, take that 3% add it to the Conservatives you get 37% and then take that 3% from Labour to 31%.
That was actually spot on what the final tally of votes was.
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As we all know well, there is nothing the British public hate more than someone who thinks they are a cast iron winner. Neil Kinnock was strutting around like he was already PM, thats what did for him. There were cameras in his home, ready to crown him winner as it happened. Instead they captured the humiliating defeat. People never laughed so much