www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/04/21/conservative-general-election-candidate-rates-average-family-home-at-1million-115875-22200124/
( girlinthehole, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 13:20, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

that guy is obviously an idiot
also, I didn't say they could relate to the man on the street, just that they weren't really any different from any other politician
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 13:23, Reply)

I know but it made me laugh.

( girlinthehole, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 13:42, Reply)

That is a very stupid thing to say
However if you live in London, then million pound house are not that unusual, and the family living there may have been there for years riding the property boom. It doesn't mean they are exponetially richer then anyone else.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 13:24, Reply)

well
(a) notice the word 'claiming'
(b) the lack of actual statistics
(c) the lack of comparisons
(d) it's The Mirror
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 13:24, Reply)

All true: we agree on one more thing!
Pity about all the rest.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 13:29, Reply)