tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post1716719314437771479..comments2024-03-14T12:42:51.995+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: The travails of forecastersChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-40365612151409386522015-08-23T16:37:20.346+01:002015-08-23T16:37:20.346+01:00Yes, opinion pollsters are certainly doing worse t...Yes, opinion pollsters are certainly doing worse than economic forecasters at the moment !Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-41225528455357934982015-08-23T15:47:40.994+01:002015-08-23T15:47:40.994+01:00Its ok, even as an economics forecaster you can l...Its ok, even as an economics forecaster you can look down on the polling forecasters at the moment.<br /><br />Perhaps with the news stories the BBC have focused on over the last few years, where the only thing that is news is something that is firstly reported by someone in the clique, its not surprising that the BBC have decided to replace the Met Office, they were delivering information as it became available, but they don't have the prestige of the tea leaf reader from the Guardian.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373005279697295131noreply@blogger.com