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You could do worse than to consult the Pruffock Grey Slates Index(c)
which states that the first signs of a recession is evident from restautant bookings - or the lack of.
Do you see lots of empty tables at your local restaurants ?
Find out !
I went down Brick Lane yesterday and all the restaurants were empty not a single diner.
However, it was 9:30 am.
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
Donald Trump has said he is "greatly honoured" his £1bn golf resort plan in Aberdeenshire has been approved, but opponents expressed disappointment.
US tycoon Mr Trump's plan to build two golf courses, as well as hundreds of homes, at Menie has caused business and environmental division for two years.
The plan was called in by the Scottish Government after it was rejected by an Aberdeenshire Council committee.
Finance Secretary John Swinney has backed it after a public local inquiry.
First Minister Alex Salmond also hailed the news, citing 6,000 possible jobs.
Donald Trump has said he is "greatly honoured" his £1bn golf resort plan in Aberdeenshire has been approved, but opponents expressed disappointment.
US tycoon Mr Trump's plan to build two golf courses, as well as hundreds of homes, at Menie has caused business and environmental division for two years.
The plan was called in by the Scottish Government after it was rejected by an Aberdeenshire Council committee.
Finance Secretary John Swinney has backed it after a public local inquiry.
First Minister Alex Salmond also hailed the news, citing 6,000 possible jobs.
Credit Crunch, what Credit Crunch?
I read that as a sign of DOOM!
...to hell with the environment, golf course means jobs! Boris is doing the same down here:
Can't see many job losses outside the City, shops are packed, roads are packed, airports are packed, contracts a plenty.
You decide.
I don't think we will really see until the New Year. But I do think money is being pushed into economies around the world.
It's like one of the scams where xx people put £xxx and the first people get it, then they bring in their friends who put in more money. Everyone is happy making money for nothing until they can't find more people with more money. The whole thing falls apart, welcome to the British economy.
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