2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

[North Cardiff Blue]

It will be nice while it lasts!

[Nobody's Rep]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

It will be nice while it lasts!

Amazing that it gets there just before an election same as 14 years of shit yet now they have all the answers to convince us for another 5 years - this country stinks of corruption and all the time we point the finger at other regimes around the world to distract from us being ripped off day in day out

Having said that none of the alternatives fill me with confidence but a bit like the bulut out arguement sticking with shit because you fear what you might get in replacement is not the answer

[RichardM]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

It will be nice while it lasts!

What's nice? Prices are still going up. Food is still 25% more than it was a couple of years ago.

[sneggyblubird]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

It will be nice while it lasts!

Doesn't make up for the Clustertruss most are still enduring.

[pipster]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

What's nice? Prices are still going up. Food is still 25% more than it was a couple of years ago.

How much food - or raw food for processing do we import ? and where from ?
We dont control the price of food we import from other countries - do we ?

SO we either have to find cheaper sources of foreign food materials - or we grow it ourselves (as long as we can find enough farmland...)

[jeepster]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

How much food - or raw food for processing do we import ? and where from ?
We dont control the price of food we import from other countries - do we ?

SO we either have to find cheaper sources of foreign food materials - or we grow it ourselves (as long as we can find enough farmland...)

Also people to harvest it.

[pipster]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Also people to harvest it.

Exactly - how about some controlled migration or season workers perhaps. Fly them in - pay them the living wage, provide accommodation and at the end of their contract they can go back home again - just a thought...

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

What's nice? Prices are still going up. Food is still 25% more than it was a couple of years ago.

It's nice that it's only just about going up at a hardly noticeable rate. !

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Doesn't make up for the Clustertruss most are still enduring.

Wait for ClusterStarmer inflation.

Her feck-ups lasted for a short period and were quickly reversed, inflation was going to fly up anyway due to the global economy, and Covid lockdowns.

What she did mostly affected the guilt markets and foreign exchange rates.

Don't believe Labour saying interest rates are high still because of her two minutes in power.

[JamesWales]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Inflation is now lower here than almost everywhere in Europe. Italy the only notable difference amongst major nations where it is 0.8%.

It makes the date of the election stranger as this better news was inevitable. Sunak should have lapped it up for a couple of months. Likely to see reduction of interest rates before September too, but not before 4 July

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Inflation is now lower here than almost everywhere in Europe. Italy the only notable difference amongst major nations where it is 0.8%.

It makes the date of the election stranger as this better news was inevitable. Sunak should have lapped it up for a couple of months. Likely to see reduction of interest rates before September too, but not before 4 July

Crazy decision, he was trying to catch Farage on the hop but it backfired terribly, he's not up to the job, nice bloke good with the economy but no presence about him.

In fairness though since he's been in charge we've recovered quickly, watch Labour mess up all the recent good work.

I think the left will try and oust Starmer as soon as they get a chance, there will be loads of infighting, they are all keeping their mouths shut for a week or two to get elected.

[MOZZER2]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Inflation is now lower here than almost everywhere in Europe. Italy the only notable difference amongst major nations where it is 0.8%.

It makes the date of the election stranger as this better news was inevitable. Sunak should have lapped it up for a couple of months. Likely to see reduction of interest rates before September too, but not before 4 July

i,ve picked up on this on other threads . something tells me worldwide events has made him call it early rather than domestic issues

[pipster]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

i,ve picked up on this on other threads . something tells me worldwide events has made him call it early rather than domestic issues

Dont keep us in suspense - what worldwide events have you seen that would make him call a July election ?

The cycle seems to be repeating itself (I'll ignore the covid / ukraine issues that fecked up everything for every country)

Just when the ship seems to be steadying, inflation in range etc - along comes Sir Keir to splodge it all up against the wall. Raise taxes, taking money out the pockets of the public and putting it back in his pocket to (usually) waste on large public sector projects that run over budget. It's a fine line between taxing and keeping inflation in check.
And they are going to blow it out the water given the opportunity.

This is going to be 1997 all over again - boom and bust (even though Gordon said he had got rid of that problem)

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Dont keep us in suspense - what worldwide events have you seen that would make him call a July election ?

The cycle seems to be repeating itself (I'll ignore the covid / ukraine issues that fecked up everything for every country)

Just when the ship seems to be steadying, inflation in range etc - along comes Sir Keir to splodge it all up against the wall. Raise taxes, taking money out the pockets of the public and putting it back in his pocket to (usually) waste on large public sector projects that run over budget. It's a fine line between taxing and keeping inflation in check.
And they are going to blow it out the water given the opportunity.

This is going to be 1997 all over again - boom and bust (even though Gordon said he had got rid of that problem)

Well if this wasn't written by a tory I am a tree

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: 2% Inflation, enjoy it while you can !

Wait for ClusterStarmer inflation.

Her feck-ups lasted for a short period and were quickly reversed, inflation was going to fly up anyway due to the global economy, and Covid lockdowns.

What she did mostly affected the guilt markets and foreign exchange rates.

Don't believe Labour saying interest rates are high still because of her two minutes in power.

The guilt markets 😂