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Listed below are comments made by NickThornsby between Thursday, 11th December 2008 and Tuesday, 24th February 2009.

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Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 7:55pm on 24 Feb 2009 The stories like the one you mention last about social networking sites invariably come from newspapers like the Daily Mail. They come up with these silly stories for one reason: THEY JUST DON'T GET IT!

But isn't it nice to know that in a few years, there will be no place for them and they'll be forced out of business. The thought of it just about makes their inane rambling nonsense tolerable, perhaps even comedic.
Tuesday, 10 February, 2009 7:11pm on 10 Feb 2009 Yay, Jon Sopel!
Thursday, 15 January, 2009 10:27pm on 15 Jan 2009 The Government has given up. They tell us they believe that Climate change is happening as a result of human behaviour, yet they allow the go-ahead for a third runway, which will probably take air pollution in the surrounding area above legal levels, and will mean the demolition of an entire village. It is truly a disgrace. And what's more, (and I'm sure Barry will have noted this!) not one of our 'principled' ministers have resigned- not Ed Milliband and not even Hilary Benn, whose frontbench career is probably nearly over anyway.

To pick up on your amusing Champagne label, last year I saw a label on a bottle of bleach that read:

"Do not point bottle at face and squeeze" hmmmmm.
Thursday 8th January 2009 8:15pm on 08 Jan 2009 Barrie (No. 4)

A very good precis!
Tory 'watch-list' of 'potentially embarrassing' candidates 5:23pm on 06 Jan 2009 Oh dear Michael, you have rattled some tory cages on this blog!

Perhaps the tories also have a dept. to make BBC blog accounts and post in large numbers on any blog they find unfavourable.
Friday 19 December 2008 9:52pm on 19 Dec 2008 Surely, of any time, now is exactly the right one for Britain to join the EMU?

With virtually Euro- Sterling parity it would make it relatively painless, and would also surely be a boost to business who would be more encouraged to invest.

Whether one agrees that we should join or not, is this not a fair assessment?
End of the year... 8:25pm on 19 Dec 2008 Hi Peter,

You might want to get rid of that part of the sofa with no backrest, it looks terribly uncomfortable!

It would be good to have Justin Rowlatt back as well, I liked the ethical man series.

Will also look forward to Newsnight's coverage of the election, if we have it early next year!
Thursday, 11 December, 2008 11:34am on 12 Dec 2008 JJ (it's Thornsby)

I find what you say interesting, and I do look at the links you provide. I am aware that spin is enshrined in the premise of New labour, and yesterday's ridiculous figures on knife crime are a great example.

The link that I posted above from Mark Easton's blog is interesting, don't you think? It is my opinion, backed up by figures, that perception and fear of crime is actually much worse than crime itself.

Anecdotal evidence is pretty useless in a debate, but I was talking to someone who says that every time one went out in Manchester of an evening in the 60s, it was routine, yes, routine, to be subject to some sort of violent attack (a fight). Now, it is unusual to see, or get into, fights.
Thursday, 11 December, 2008 09:50am on 12 Dec 2008 JJ

I never said you're 'fond of evidence' I said (jokingly) that you're fond of statistics.

You've just told me that violent crime has continually increased, but the figures say otherwise. So on this occasion you seem to basing your argument on anecdotal evidence.

"You clearly don't know when to listen"

Sorry, what?
Thursday, 11 December, 2008 10:58pm on 11 Dec 2008 Plus JJ, it's difficult to base any argument on population projections when they have been almost always universally wrong in the past!

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