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    The economy is doing well

    UK retail sales surge as consumers ignore Brexit and keep shopping - business live | Business | The Guardian

    Subscribe to read | Financial Times

    FTSE 100 hits six-month high; UK wage growth highest since EU vote - as it happened | Business | The Guardian


    We should keep the Brexit debacle going, Britain is booming.

    #2
    That's great to hear. Great that people feel they can spend after those bumper pay rises and they're not loading up more debt on credit.



    Quarter of Brits lose sleep over debt

    • 40% of British adults say they are at least fairly worried about their current level of debt – an increase on the previous two surveys (37% in October 2018 and 34% in April 2018).
    • As many as 57% of adults aged 25-34 are at least fairly worried about their current level of debt – more than any other age group (lowest: over-65s, 15%).
    • Renters (53%) are significantly more likely to be at least fairly worried about their current level of debt than home-owners (33%).
    • Credit card debt remains by far the most frequently reported cause for concern among British adults who say they are at least fairly worried about their current level of debt, with half (48%) saying it worries them (unchanged from October 2018, and similar to the 49% from April 2018).
    • Credit card worries are followed by worries about overdrafts (18% – similar to 17% in October 2018), mortgage repayments (16% – similar to 15% in October 2018), bank loans (16% – similar to 18% in October 2018), and student loans (13% – similar to 12% in October 2018) – again amongst British adults who are worried about their current level of debt.



    Yeah, that's that's the making of a rosy economy if ever I read it.
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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      #3
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      That's great to hear. Great that people feel they can spend after those bumper pay rises and they're not loading up more debt on credit.



      Quarter of Brits lose sleep over debt




      Yeah, that's that's the making of a rosy economy if ever I read it.
      Sorry but people have been 'losing sleep' over debt for years - nothing to do with Brexit more to do with a feeling of a need to keep up with the Joneses and put a base spec 3 series on the drive of your little barratt box.

      Mainly this has been caused by the increase in champagne socialism where by people think they have achieved something when all they have really done is got their nipple pierced, a tattoo and spent daddies money to make themselves look successful.

      But the main problem politicians have got is that they are starting to realise that the general public really could not give a fook about them - they have become so vapid and useless as to not even be worth consideration - so just go about your business because those fookwits will do what they want anyway.

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        #4
        If Brexit has done one thing, it has opened the eyes of the great unwashed to the lies, deceit, apathy and incompetence of the LibLabCon.

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          #5
          So cancelling Brexit seems to have done the economy a power of good.

          Carry on.

          I'm alright Jack

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            #6
            Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
            So delaying Brexit seems to have done the economy a power of good.

            Carry on.

            FTFY

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              #7
              Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
              So cancelling Brexit seems to have done the economy a power of good.

              Carry on.

              No I think what is actually becoming clear is that apart from some sabre rattling from people on both sides of the channel Brexit has had all the real world impact of a slightly loose stool movement.

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                #8
                Have no fear, the 27% (formerly the 52% ) will get their consolation prize of 20 MEPs in the European Parliament.
                I'm alright Jack

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                  #9
                  The longer Brexit is delayed the more opinion shifts.

                  be afraid
                  I'm alright Jack

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
                    The longer Brexit is delayed the more opinion shifts.

                    be afraid
                    Which way? Not that I care either way. Brexit, no Brexit, we are still stuck with LibLabCon running the show.

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