No, Mr Smith didn't come up with that expression but he has no doubt that its relevance is as strong today as it was when Benjamin Disraeli was first credited with uttering the phrase.
Mr Smith notes that the latest casualty of the statistics syndrome is none other than new Prime Minister and former Chancellor Gordon Brown who has reportedly been criticised by The Statistics Commission for "misleading parliament by using incorrect statistics."
Mr Smith always knew that many of our politicians never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
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