Far out for Merkel?

[BlasterBates]

Queen Angela commands a German economy unfit for the 21st Century for those who want some background.

I see that Ambrose has finally given up on his repeated predictions of the imminent demise of the Euro.

[eek]

I see that Ambrose has finally given up on his repeated predictions of the imminent demise of the Euro.

He is one of those people who is seemingly never right. If you look at the facts and not the commentary its a good article highlighting the lack of investment and a budget requirement for a balanced budget which could cause problems down the line.

[northernladyuk]

He is one of those people who is seemingly never right. If you look at the facts and not the commentary its a good article highlighting the lack of investment and a budget requirement for a balanced budget which could cause problems down the line.

He is nonetheless magnificent.

[BlasterBates]

He is nonetheless magnificent.

It is interesting how you can spin the most positive economic news to be negative.

The facts:

The economy is growing strongly
Low inflation
Improving productivity
Wage growth
Running a budget surplus
Low private debt
Average asset prices

The question you have to ask yourself is if the UK could boast the same and Germany was like the UK would Ambrose then be arguing that Germany would be successful. I very much suspect that he would be boasting about the UK and sneering at the demise of Germany.

I like the bit about monetary union and a loose economic policy; he seem to have changed his tune because he used to argue it was too strict. He seems to sway in the wind desperately finding arguments as to why the Eurozone is about to imminently destruct whilst ignoring the economic doom on his doorstep.

[BlasterBates]

German election result bad for Brexit

Looks like Farage shot himself in the foot as the German government will now have to kick the UK hard to put the AfD down.

[sasguru]

German election result bad for Brexit

Looks like Farage shot himself in the foot as the German government will now have to kick the UK hard to put the AfD down.

But Farage wants a hard Brexit, doesn't he? This will make it more likely. Let's hope so anyway, hard Brexit is the best outcome for some.

[northernladyuk]

German election result bad for Brexit

Looks like Farage shot himself in the foot as the German government will now have to kick the UK hard to put the AfD down.

That suits Farage fine. He wants it to fall apart so he can carry out his Beer Hall Putsch.

[chopper]

Looks like Farage shot himself in the foot

To quote Nigel Farage himself, on his own LBC radio show:

"If Brexit is a disaster, I will go and live abroad. I'll go and live somewhere else."

[northernladyuk]

To quote Nigel Farage himself, on his own LBC radio show:

"If Brexit is a disaster, I will go and live abroad. I'll go and live somewhere else."

Actually he said that if the UK's democratically elected sovereign parliament did not follow his model of Brexit:

then I will be forced to don khaki, pick up a rifle and head for the front lines.

[Benny]

That suits Farage fine. He wants it to fall apart so he can carry out his Beer Hall Putsch.

Except the Beer hall Putsch occurred in 1923 some seven years before the Nazis made electoral gains in 1930 so your timeline is a tad out