Statistics can be used to prove anything, a wise man (Homer Simpson) once said. It looks like the RMT union are trying to do just that, with a new poll they’ve published with the claim the public supports the Tube strikes. According to a press release entitled ‘Poll shows strike action against cuts justified and continued opposition to ticket office closures’:
‘The survey carried out by the respected polling organisation Survation found that almost two thirds (65%) of tube users felt that lawful industrial action as a last resort was justified, with only 29% not sharing that view. A similar number (66%) were concerned at the Mayor’s closure plans.’
Half of that may be true, but the polling doesn’t back up the notion that the public approve of the action. The first relevant question (skipping over the first two on the frequency of Underground use) in the polling is generally about TfL’s plans for modernising the Tube:
‘Q3.
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