What’s in a name?
If Jeremy Hunt wins the Conservative leadership election both prime minister and leader of the opposition will have the same forename. Has this happened before?
— Between 18 July 1992 and 12 May 1994, John Major was PM and John Smith leader of the opposition.
— Between 14 February 1963 and 18 October 1963, Harold Macmillan was PM and Harold Wilson leader of the opposition.
— Jeremy would become one of only three forenames which have been held by leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties. The other two are William (Hague/Adamson/Gladstone) and John (Major/Smith/Russell, 1st Earl of Russell).
Life choices
Jeremy Hunt said he personally believed that the abortion limit should be reduced to 12 weeks. How many people agree with him? A YouGov poll in 2013 found that:
— 40% believe the 24-week limit should be kept as it is.
— 28% believe, like Hunt, that the limit should be lowered.
— 7% believe that abortion should be banned entirely.
— 6% believe we should have a limit higher than 24 weeks.
— 19% don’t know.
High times
Michael Gove admitted to taking cocaine. How many people have tried illicit drugs?
Any illicit drug | 36% |
Any class A drug | 15% |
Cannabis | 30% |
Amphetamine | 10% |
Powder cocaine | 8.8% |
Ecstasy | 8.3% |
Magic mushrooms | 7.2% |
LSD | 5.1% |
Crack cocaine | 1% |
Heroin | 0.8% |
Source: Home Office (2013)
Sinking feeling
The M25 was closed after the appearance of a ‘sinkhole’ — where the ground suddenly collapses due to geological action below the surface.
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