Quote Originally Posted by Doucas View Post
3rd highest energy bills in Europe - https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/0...-electricity-a

German inflation rate - 6.1%
German food inflation - 14.5%
German interest rates - 4% (https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/indicators)

France inflation rate - 5.1%
Food inflation - 14.3%
France interest rate - 4% (https://tradingeconomics.com/france/indicators)

Switzerland inflation rate - 2.2%
Food inflation 5.3%
Interest rate - 1.75% (https://tradingeconomics.com/switzerland/indicators)

Spain inflation rate - 4%
Food inflation - 12%
Interest rate - 4% (https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/indicators)

Italy inflation rate 7.6%
Food inflation - 12%
Interest rate - 4% (https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/indicators)

UK Inflation rate - 8.7%
Food inflation 18.3%
Interest rates - 5% (https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/indicators)


Wage growth between 2007 - 2016 almost bottom - https://www.raconteur.net/report/cur...ls-to-deliver/ (I appreciate this is out of date now but I don't expect much has changed.

So in conclusion if you compare the UK to western/northern Europe and even Spain and Italy it is damning, we are behind on what I'd consider to be the most important factors. Third highest energy/gas bills, outside of Eastern Europe we're among the worst for interest rates, inflation and food inflation.

From my point of view I've had £170 added in gas bills per month. I'll have about £400 added in mortgage payments as well. A huge tory success.

Considering you once said nobody in the UK has ever said to stop all immigration, gammon is racist and GB News isn't right wing your credibility is the same as an average Daily Mail reader.

In your world unless you think GB News is a legitimate news source you think people who are against brexit and tories suffer from comfirmation bias lmao. Just stop now, it's embarrassing.

PS - Before you say about how Switzerland aren't in the EU, they are in the Schengen.

Economically, it is a shitshow everywhere in Europe at the mo. The question is, with our 'new found freedoms', are we in a stronger or weaker position to climb out of this pit, relative to other European economies. I have my own views, and time will tell, but posters repeatedly referencing the current German recession relative to small growth here make themselves look a bit dim by refusing to look at the bigger picture.