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Recession? Now?
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostIt is a bit of a bummer really; we all know that economies are cyclical, but this recession doesn’t look to me like a cyclical recession, more the result of economic vandalism and incompetence on the part of banks.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostMaybe the real recession of 2011 is still to come?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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It's OK - I just paid my corporation tax bill - should keep the UK in tax credits / council houses for a bit.Bored.Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post...this recession doesn’t look to me like a cyclical recession, more the result of economic vandalism and incompetence on the part of banks. For most of Europe it’s an early recession, not a cyclical one. Here in the Netherlands and in many other European countries, we don’t have a massive house price bubble, huge levels of personal debt or huge government deficits, but we’ve been driven into this mess by the wide boys in Wall Street and the City.
Did you know that, until Brown snatched monitoring and regulation of banks away from the Bank of England in the early 2000s, borrowing and saving with UK banks was balanced. Now, after a few years of supposedly doing the job himself, there's a 700 billion imbalance.
You're right though, it won't be a normal recession. Brown has seen to that.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostI'm a bit disgusted with the timimg of this recession. They normally start just after the turn of the decade. I'm not ready yet.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostI'm a bit disgusted with the timimg of this recession. They normally start just after the turn of the decade. I'm not ready yet.
Bankers! Grrrrrr. What a bunch of twonks!Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostI'm disappointed that you've let Gordon Brown off the hook.
Did you know that, until Brown snatched monitoring and regulation of banks away from the Bank of England in the early 2000s, borrowing and saving with UK banks was balanced. Now, after a few years of supposedly doing the job himself, there's a 700 billion imbalance.
You're right though, it won't be a normal recession. Brown has seen to that.
Have they forgotten who was chancellor for 10 years?Comment
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Originally posted by bobhope View PostI still don't believe the GB's approval rating by the public has gone up.
Have they forgotten who was chancellor for 10 years?
GB is seen as the man for a crisis - and in some ways the proles have a point as whoever gets in next time it will not make much difference.Comment
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