Bar charts are a favourite of many political leaflets. Find out more about them in my posts, including the history of political bar charts in the UK.
It’s been around for a while, but I still love this clip of a young girl seeing a train for the first time. I’d like to think it’s how young Lib Dems react to seeing their first bar chart. … Read the full post »
Pie charts make an occasional appearance in political leaflets but bar charts are very much the dominant form. Why? … Read the full post »
Visualising data makes it more persuasive. P.S. Use of Lego is optional. But cool. … Read the full post »
Julian Huppert, with better words than usual. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems, and before them the Liberals, are famous for using bar charts on local leaflets. But when did bar charts start? That’s a hard question to answer. … Read the full post »
Fail to understand what happened in 1997 and why and you not only fail to understand British political campaigning but also, closer to home, fail to understand the roots of more recent events involving Chris Rennard. … Read the full post »
A gem of an election bar chart from the Dudley Conservative Party campaign. … Read the full post »
This is what happens if you leave out a bar chart. … Read the full post »
No bar chart? Someone isn’t happy about that. … Read the full post »
The origins of bar charts urging tactical voting in British political leaflets are surrounded by obscurity. … Read the full post »