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Vote rigging in the Metro
In today's Metro is a poll on whether cyclists should have a license
The poll is still open, yet the "paper" has already published an article claiming overwhelming support by their readership
Aside from the ethics of reporting the result before the poll is complete, it would be nice if the poll result was against licences to force them to remove the article
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It's a racist, small-minded little paper. Even as a free sheet it's overpriced.
Isn't the Metro from the same stable as the Daily Mail? If I'm right this could explain it.
Now 56%, so quite a small number of voters. To be fair there is a link at the bottom of this article which leads to a pro-cycling article.
it's currently 55% against licences.
well done!
Is it me or does The Metro seems to attract an inordinate number of bike hating idiots?
The Metro is generally read by people stuck on trains and buses as they look out of the window as cyclists go whizzing past. It's unsurprising that they're such a bitter bunch.
I'm not sure it makes much difference but poll is here:
http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/03/number-of-cyclists-convicted-for-ignoring-...
71% for compulsory licensing currently - but no doubt that is 71% for anything they think would annoy, dissuade or hurt cyclists rather than a particular love of bureaucracy.
Haters be hating. Meh. Couldn't find the poll in question, but I did find:
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And so. Moving on.