The Tory Party’s dodgy use of stats

Last Updated: July 2, 2014By

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  1. Methusalada July 2, 2014 at 6:36 pm - Reply

    Dr Goebbels policy on propaganda ” The bigger the lie , then more people shall want to believe It “

  2. Tony Dean July 3, 2014 at 6:41 am - Reply

    This quote by Goebbels appears to be the Tory mission statement:-

    “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

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