ADVANCED LEVEL SPIN OF STATISTICS

Sky News, i.e. Rupert Murdoch, has been on about a Comres poll showing that Corbyn has not led to an upsurge in support of Labour, with the Cons on 42% (+2%) and Labour on 30% (+1%).

But you could also argue that Corbyn has done remarkably well. In just one week, despite the massive anti-Corbyn propaganda machine, led by the likes of Sky News, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and even The Guardian, Corbyn has increased support Labour.

Sky is focusing on just that one statistic.

But what about the rest of the poll's questions? in the following the first number is agree, the second disagree and the third is don't know.

Jeremy Corbyn is making more people interested in politics


52%


22%


26%

Jeremy Corbyn should have sung the national anthem at the Battle of Britain memorial


50%


29%


21%

Jeremy Corbyn offers a positive difference from other politicians


41%


31%


28%

At 70 years old, Jeremy Corbyn would be too old to be Prime Minister at the next General Election


40%


41%


19%

Jeremy Corbyn is being treated unfairly by the media


37%


37%


26%

Jeremy Corbyn should smarten up his appearance by shaving off his beard


22%


54%


23%

[source : No poll bounce for Jeremy Corbyn, The Independent, http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2015/09/19/no-poll-bounce-for-jeremy-corbyn/, 19th September 2015]

Corbyn has had the media against him all week. Just one newspaper, The Daily Mirror, has argued his cause.

Perhaps this success in surviving this media storm is shown by that statistic: 41% agreed that Jeremy Corbyn offers a positive difference from other politicians.