Soldato
It's not the same at all. Everyone in the UK has access to the BBC, only a few thousand have access to ocuk.
But the people that post to the BBC webiste are a subset of the UK population. Can be bothered->Care enough about the subject to have an opinion->Have access to the internet.
You would have to grab random people on the streets in every town, even then you would have to use force as to not discount the people smart enough to look busy as they walk past the clipboard army.