www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26084167#
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the Treasury again, this time over a chart it produced showing the scale of investment in infrastructure.
Go to the link and have a glance at the two charts shown.
A good example of how easy it is to mislead a casual reader/viewer over figures without even resorting to lies!
Gransnet forums
News & politics
Well, there's a surprise 
Ow my goodness. Playing fast and lose with the scale on the graph. The Richter scale for measuring earthquakes is a logarithmic scale. But counting money on a logarithmic scale is utterly outrageous.
makes the graph look prettier though doesn't it. That's bound the be the reason 
Join the conversation
Registering is free, easy, and means you can join the discussion, watch threads and lots more.
Register now »Already registered? Log in with:
Gransnet »