‘Cliché-ridden’, ‘depressing’ and ‘endlessly repetitive’ are among the criticisms aimed at the Fab Four Two. In a bombshell survey carried out for The Sun newspaper, Liverpudlians have revealed the depth of their contempt for the band – so long thought to be near God-like figures in their home city. ‘It’s Magical Mystery Tour this, Cavern Club that and Penny Lane the other’ said one disgruntled passer-by from central London.  ‘Try finding a busker in this town who isn’t playing Strawberry Fields Forever.  Forever.’...

   Opinion polls are now part-and-parcel of everyday life.  But none have systematically assessed the views of people who are…  pissed.  Until now. ‘We have a fundamental problem in conducting polls’ said a spokesman for the British Polling Council (BPC).  ‘Some people – quite understandably – feel obliged to give the reply that they think the interviewer wants to hear, or that they feel is more socially acceptable’. ‘The most obvious example is in election polling, where there is a tendency for some respondents to avoid saying they support the...