Starmer's vision quest

[BoldonLad]

I does, and if you have stats then that's fine, but a blind assumption based on location is not.

I accept you do not just take my word for it, to save me searching out the "wrong" stats, what would you accept/ eg

- proportion of school leavers (16yo) who enter further education
- number of GCSE per pupil at grade C (now 7, in the new grading system, I believe)
- proportion of population with degree (or higher)

any thing else?

 

[Pblakeney]

I accept you do not just take my word for it, to save me searching out the "wrong" stats, what would you accept/ eg

- proportion of school leavers (16yo) who enter further education
- number of GCSE per pupil at grade C (now 7, in the new grading system, I believe)
- proportion of population with degree (or higher)

any thing else?

I'm not that fussed. Your original post came across as a lazy stereotype, much like Essex.
Maybe the stats bear out the original post but my original post began with If.

 

[BoldonLad]

I'm not that fussed. Your original post came across as a lazy stereotype, much like Essex.
Maybe the stats bear out the original post but my original post began with If.

Since I was born in the area, (which I did mention) and, am a product of the area, having been educated here, I suppose I "stereotyped" myself then. Not to mention it was not me who raised the subject of educational levels:

"South Shields is a traditionally safe Labour seat, but demographically has an aging population and scores high on the deprivation. We know that Reform do well with the elderly and with the poorly educated - presumably as they are most likely to believe the tosh that comes out of Reform's propaganda."

 

[icowden]

I don’t see anything there which suggests the South Shields Constituency has a significantly different age profile.

But it plainly states that the population is aging.

Between the last two censuses, the average (median) age of South Tyneside increased by one year, from 42 to 43 years of age.

This area had a slightly higher average (median) age than the North East as a whole in 2021 (42 years) and a higher average (median) age than England (40 years).

The bar chart shows a significant jump in the over 50s.

 

[icowden]

Since I was born in the area, (which I did mention) and, am a product of the area, having been educated here, I suppose I "stereotyped" myself then. Not to mention it was not me who raised the subject of educational levels:

No it was me looking at statistical evidence.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I'm not that fussed. Your original post came across as a lazy stereotype, much like Essex.
Maybe the stats bear out the original post but my original post began with If.

Not all stereotypes are lazy. And many are based on facts.