Tonight sees the first televised debate between leaders of the UK’s main political parties, and 63336 is going to be on hand to analyse the real statistics: want to know who had the longest pause? Who repeated themselves the most? And who managed to dodge the question the most? 63336 is going to find out for you.
Analysis is being provided by researchers from 63336 who are scrutinising each of the three debates, which are on domestic affairs, foreign policy, and the economy. The categories for analysis are based on questions previously texted to 63336 by the British public, for example ‘How often does a politician not answer the question?’. The 63336 researcher statistics and analysis are then compiled overnight and published each week as the 63336 Alternative Report on the Leaders’ Debates. The first report will be available here on this blog first thing tomorrow.
In the meantime, here’s some questions texted to 63336 we answered earlier:
Q. Why is polling day always a thursday?
A. Elections are held on Thursdays because in past times, it gave the ballots time to get to London by Monday. The last one not on a Thursday was in 1931.
Q. How much does the priminister earn each year.. Round about? X
A. The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, earns an annual salary of £197,689. In comparison, an MP earns a salary of £61,820, not including allowances.
Q. Did the conservatives use a look a like on the brown posters?
A. No. The conservatives didn’t use a Gordon Brown lookalike on their election posters. They used photos where he’d been caught in unfortunate poses.
Q. What percentage of the UK voted last time?
A. In the 2005 General Election, 61.2% of the UK population voted. Thus, 38.8% did not exercise their right to vote. Turnout in the 2001 election was 59.3%.
Q. How many prime ministers has the current queen had?
A. 11 Prime Ministers have served under Elizabeth II, including: Harold Macmillan, Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Old GB really screwed up with his Bigot gaffe