Counting at newspapersOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Tim WorstallNewspaper Watch5 Comments Sigh. Well, which number? previousRelaunching CTnextThese people are kidding. Right? 5 thoughts on “Counting at newspapers” Chris October 23, 2019 at 7:47 am Not a fucking clue, since there’s no text and no image. Jussi October 23, 2019 at 8:21 am Nick Ferrari said this morning, lower figure for the recent two week period, higher is the total this year so far. Arthur the Cat October 23, 2019 at 8:27 am I doubt whether they’re counting, more a case of finger in the wind then double it. jgh October 23, 2019 at 1:56 pm “cost the police”? Well, if the police are paying for it and not the taxpayer, I don’t care. Jonathan Miller October 23, 2019 at 7:38 pm Simples. October cost £21M. Hence “protest”, singular. April cost £16M, added to October’s £21M = £37M. Hence “protests”, plural. Both headlines are entirely correct (subject to any caveats about accuracy out police estimates). Leave a ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Website Comment * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
Jussi October 23, 2019 at 8:21 am Nick Ferrari said this morning, lower figure for the recent two week period, higher is the total this year so far.
Arthur the Cat October 23, 2019 at 8:27 am I doubt whether they’re counting, more a case of finger in the wind then double it.
jgh October 23, 2019 at 1:56 pm “cost the police”? Well, if the police are paying for it and not the taxpayer, I don’t care.
Jonathan Miller October 23, 2019 at 7:38 pm Simples. October cost £21M. Hence “protest”, singular. April cost £16M, added to October’s £21M = £37M. Hence “protests”, plural. Both headlines are entirely correct (subject to any caveats about accuracy out police estimates).
Not a fucking clue, since there’s no text and no image.
Nick Ferrari said this morning, lower figure for the recent two week period, higher is the total this year so far.
I doubt whether they’re counting, more a case of finger in the wind then double it.
“cost the police”? Well, if the police are paying for it and not the taxpayer, I don’t care.
Simples.
October cost £21M. Hence “protest”, singular.
April cost £16M, added to October’s £21M = £37M. Hence “protests”, plural.
Both headlines are entirely correct (subject to any caveats about accuracy out police estimates).