The poor old BBC

[Platypus]

The Beeb are desperately spinning the 0.8% growth figures as bad news.

Currently talking to some northerners who are grumbling in unintelligible accents that things are worse "ooop north" and that the unexpectedly strong growth is a London/SE phenomenon.

At least the Guardian has a few more hours to get the spin right before going to press.

 

[TimberWolf]

Are the GDP figures inflation and debasement adjusted though?

 

[swamp]

Things are always worse "ooop north".

 

[GreenLabel]

Currently talking to some northerners who are grumbling in unintelligible accents that things are worse "ooop north" and that the unexpectedly strong growth is a London/SE phenomenon.

Could have something to do with the fact that that's where the productive people live.

 

[HairyArsedBloke]

Can't be as bad as when Peter Jay was the BBC's front man on economics in the 80's. No matter what the figure was he would find some way of putting it in a bad way. e.g. below long term trend, poor in comparison to country X, etc, etc.

Was he biased against the Conservatives? What on Earth would make anyone think that .......

 

[TimberWolf]

Apparently Cons, Liberals and Labour are taking credit for the GDP figures.