Mathematically challenged!

Gawd 'elp us - you'd think someone like Michael Grade, head of ITV, would know better. Discussing the cuts in scheduling he proposes to make in light of the company's losses over the last year, he said "We transmit, on average, eight hours of original UK drama in any one week across our channels. That will probably reduce to seven hours — which is hardly a decimation of drama output of ITV". Yes it is - decimation means to reduce by one-tenth (10%) - look it up. He is proposing a reduction of one eighth (12.5%), which is decimation plus!