In recession.

[jon1959]

Re: In recession.

Nigel Lawson or Norman Lamont.
I know Soros devalued our currency causing chaos, making a fortune, and damaging our economy in the 80s. Not sure if it was black Wednesday or not.

Good spot - Norman Lamont it was. Regretting ‘rien’ in his bath

[pipster]

Re: In recession.

I had high hopes that your Christian, caring side would realise what a bunch of tossers the Tories are but you remain one of those strange people that walk into a food bank to contribute but seem blind to the fact voting tory is the reason they are there

Yes you're right - as you know Food banks were introduced in the UK in 1997 - Tony Blair was the PM in 97
Over to a more socialist country like France, food banks were started in 1984.
UK and France approx same population figure 60-65 million
France throughput 4 times the amount as UK foodbanks - is that the Tories fault as well posh boy ?

[goats]

Re: In recession.

Economies currently in recession

Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Japan
Luxembourg
Moldova
Peru
Ireland
United Kingdom

Germany’s close too, if they can’t see an upturn then the rest of us are doomed…..

[goats]

Re: In recession.

Yes you're right - as you know Food banks were introduced in the UK in 1997 - Tony Blair was the PM in 97
Over to a more socialist country like France, food banks were started in 1984.
UK and France approx same population figure 60-65 million
France throughput 4 times the amount as UK foodbanks - is that the Tories fault as well posh boy ?

Of course….some dumbphucks still actually believe a change of tie colour will make a difference in this country….god help them. Look at the mess Blair left behind here and we won’t mention the Middle East, ruined since 2002…..

[MOZZER2]

Re: In recession.

Germany’s close too, if they can’t see an upturn then the rest of us are doomed…..

Germany's economy is "dramatically bad," and "we cannot continue like this," said the Economy Minister and Green Party member Robert Habeck speaking this week

Trump warmed Germany about the risks of being reliant on cheap Russian energy.
German dignitaries laughed at him.
Biden’s administration then destroyed Nord Stream to “punish Russia”.
And here we are.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: In recession.

Even Sunak doesn’t come out with the sort of garbage seen in this thread defending the Government that was pledging growth this time last year and has delivered a recession

[pipster]

Re: In recession.

Of course….some dumbphucks still actually believe a change of tie colour will make a difference in this country….god help them. Look at the mess Blair left behind here and we won’t mention the Middle East, ruined since 2002…..

I know there is very little point trying to explain to numb nuts like sludge up in the vale re foodbanks - in his fantasy world he has the blue corner as the pantomime villain and the red corner as Peter Pan. He's labouring under a mis apprehension - but I guess that is something he likes.

[Baloo]

Re: In recession.

Even Sunak doesn’t come out with the sort of garbage seen in this thread defending the Government that was pledging growth this time last year and has delivered a recession

It's all seems a bit unfair focusing on the person who made the pledge, rather than everybody else.

[Wales-Bales]

Re: In recession.

Germany's economy is "dramatically bad," and "we cannot continue like this," said the Economy Minister and Green Party member Robert Habeck speaking this week

Trump warmed Germany about the risks of being reliant on cheap Russian energy.
German dignitaries laughed at him.
Biden’s administration then destroyed Nord Stream to “punish Russia”.
And here we are.

#PrayForBlockchain

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: In recession.

Yes you're right - as you know Food banks were introduced in the UK in 1997 - Tony Blair was the PM in 97
Over to a more socialist country like France, food banks were started in 1984.
UK and France approx same population figure 60-65 million
France throughput 4 times the amount as UK foodbanks - is that the Tories fault as well posh boy ?

Do you think the food banks that are in existence now , in 2024 are the fault of Tony Blair, who let's be honest was almost as tory as you are or the current tory government ?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: In recession.

Even Sunak doesn’t come out with the sort of garbage seen in this thread defending the Government that was pledging growth this time last year and has delivered a recession

Dopey foot soldiers

Absolute cannon fodder

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: In recession.

I know there is very little point trying to explain to numb nuts like sludge up in the vale re foodbanks - in his fantasy world he has the blue corner as the pantomime villain and the red corner as Peter Pan. He's labouring under a mis apprehension - but I guess that is something he likes.

The only thing you have done is explain absolutely nothing to a chimp who is staring back at you in the mirror

It's all very well pretending you are politically unbiased but trawl back through your postings on here , they are a conservative party broadcasts wet dream

[goats]

Re: In recession.

Do you think the food banks that are in existence now , in 2024 are the fault of Tony Blair, who let's be honest was almost as tory as you are or the current tory government ?

But you voted for him….what a difference he made. Starmer is basically blair agsin

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: In recession.

But you voted for him….what a difference he made. Starmer is basically blair agsin

I voted for him until he invaded Iraq

I certainly have never voted Tory but I reckon you have

[JamesWales]

Re: In recession.

Well, we are out of it now with 0.6% growth in the first quarter of 2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68983741

Q1 2024 growth figures for major European countries:

Spain 0.7%
UK 0.6%
Netherlands 0.4%
EU 0.3%
Belgium 0.3%
Italy 0.3%
France 0.2%
Germany 0.2%

A quarter can only ever be a snapshot, but looking at the last six months we've grown at the exact same rate as the EU as a whole, the same rate as France, slightly below Italy, well below Spain, interestingly, a little above Netherlands and well above Germany.

Nothing to write home about perhaps, but all those predictions, all those stories about the UK having a crashed economy or being a basket case etc. It's largely nonsense.

https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-growth-rate?continent=europe