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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ros Taylor

When you hear someone complaining that they're bored with the election ...

... tell them that in Britain's print media last month there were more articles mentioning Chelsea FC (4,909) than Michael Howard (4,792). If you think the newspapers are unusually obsessed with the Blues, look at the figure for Liverpool FC (4,611). And then consider that general elections take place once every four or five years, while Premiership teams play for around nine months every year.

Thanks to Factiva for the survey.

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