tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27642909.post8426545052832314183..comments2024-01-26T14:13:36.923+00:00Comments on Croydon, Sutton and Surrey Greens: Clever children vote Green as adultsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27642909.post-86367939890252171632008-11-07T17:49:00.000+00:002008-11-07T17:49:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments. Mike, I am not surprised...Thanks for your comments. Mike, I am not surprised you have an IQ of 140. You may be right about the numbers but somehow we need to explain why the Green Party is top.<BR/><BR/>Having been asked by a local reporter, I suggested the following:<BR/><BR/>"I don't know how much you can read into this study!<BR/><BR/>When we run our street stalls in Croydon, for example during the Eco Expo, I have found that Croydon residents that did stop and chat to us have really thought through the issues. They tend to see passed the Punch and Judy, gesture style politics and are looking for genuine solutions to the problems we all face."Shasha Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447422115242073106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27642909.post-19888115668487188042008-11-03T21:25:00.000+00:002008-11-03T21:25:00.000+00:00OK, so this GP voter may have an IQ of ~140, but I...OK, so this GP voter may have an IQ of ~140, but I don't like the look of this story. The brighter amongst you may have realised that the figures in this study don't seem to add up. Since average intelligence is, by definition 100, it seems that the sample of children in the survey was already above average in intelligence.<BR/><BR/>This study may well prove to be yet another example of <A HREF="http://www.badscience.net/" REL="nofollow">Bad Science</A>.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675611922168618055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27642909.post-25810952540393823882008-11-03T19:29:00.000+00:002008-11-03T19:29:00.000+00:00This was a good spot! I've forwarded a press relea...This was a good spot! I've forwarded a press release on its to some local newspapers in our region, because it the kind of quirky story that does get improved recognition for us.Peter Craniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928770553998308192noreply@blogger.com