20March
SRK-one points to a poll regarding support for the UK's presence in Iraq.
It seems to indicate support for the invasion is running at a much higher level than the media consensus would suggest, says our correspondent. Not entirely sure that we agree; a headline figure of 29% support and 60% opposition is broadly reflected in the media coverage.
Do any of my readers still support the actual invasion that happened in 2003, with the actual consequences that have followed from it? We did not support it at the time. Mister Blair supported the regime of President Sadaam so long as he did not possess chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. Mister Blair never presented a credible and convincing case that Iraq possessed such weapons. The actuality of the invasion, and the failure to ensure reconstruction, all follow from this original error.
SRK and his correspondent, Being JDC, attempt to draw some conclusions from the regional differences. This is more than a little depressing, as the sample sizes (128 for London, 87 for Yorkshire) are so small as to make such comparisons subject to huge sampling error; even the 24% difference between London and Yorkshire is not significant at the usual levels.
