This single sentence explains the problem very well: > The thinktank British Future has studied how best to win arguments in favour of immigration and multicul

This single sentence explains the problem very well: > The thinktank British Future has studied how best to win arguments in favour of immigration and multiculturalism. BF didn't set out to figure out whether immigration and multiculturalism is favorable. They only tried to figure out how to use statistics (or anything else) in support of their foregone conclusion. Maybe the headline should be "Statistics have lost their usefulness for propaganda."