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The top 10 Questions to Which the Answer is No in 2014

Indy100 StaffDec 28, 2014 John Rentoul has compiled his top 10 Questions to Which the Answer is No (QTWTAIN) in 2014 for the Independent on Sunday. "My collection was originally of headlines in the form of questions to which the publisher implied the answer was 'yes' when it was actually 'no'," explains Mr Rentoul. "But the definition has been relaxed over the years."

1 Mail Online 9 July Nominated by Nick Morris

2 Rare double QTWTAIN asked by a creationist tract spotted by Alan Beattie 20 November

3 Mail Online 11 May Nominated by Mike Graham

4 Question in the Hull Daily Mail 27 October asked by Neil Pickford who is worried that he thinks about people and then finds out that they have died Reported by Alistair Coleman who compiles a blog called Angry People in Local Newspapers

5 Asked by The Guardian 5 September Nominated by Eric Joyce

6 Asked by the Scottish Executive 18 September Nominated by Chris Deerin

7 Asked by The Week 21 February Nominated by Seth Jacobson Well I can add it to the list now

8 Asked by Will Gompertz BBC arts editor 22 November This video contains some graphic images Nominated by Tom Doran

9 Metro 15 December Nominated by Labour History Group

10 Asked by The Guardian 17 December Nominated by Dr Adam Rutherford

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