Apparently 263 unidentified replies from a public
consultation exercise is deemed good by an inexhaustible
correspondent to the Chronicle, even though (as far as I
am aware) what was written was confidential unless a
friend with a secret tape recorder, or inside knowledge of
the outcome has whispered in a certain ear.
This is a bit bizarre, as I recall that when 2,800 folk
signed SAUCE petitions, or wrote letters, in opposition to
Asda and other elements of the revamped cattle market,
this was dismissed as irrelevant, even when SAUCE
acknowledged that only 1,400 signatories were from this
area.
Head of Mathematics, Mr Reece always said my grasp of
arithmetic was tenuous, but even he would obviously
concur that 1400 was greater than 263. Mr. Reece might
even be pleased to see that I can remember that
263<1400, and possibly concede that my Maths GCSE
was not a fluke!
I now look forward to an epistle on statistical analysis of
the 263 unspecified responses, and how these 263
responses substantiate emphatically that everyone in this
area desperately requires an Asda store and just about
everything else the Universe has to offer.
Doubtless I will be unable to comprehend a word of it, but
nonetheless it will provide a lovely read for those less
intellectually challenged than me.