The Euro is dead

[SueEllen]

I ask you, are we in the UK that different.

First time buyers: 35 years+

Graduates: £30K of debt

Public sector pensions: Someone remind how many billion we're short

UK debt: At the end of December 2010 general government debt was £1105.8 billion, equivalent to 76.1 per cent of GDP.



Bravo, yeah, we're off to a flying start. At least Greece has predictable sunny weather.

To be fair loads of countries around the world are ****ed -
List of National Debt by Country | Economics Blog

At least the UK has a government, and most people pay their taxes.

[AtW]

At least the UK has a government, and most people pay their taxes.

[scooterscot]

To be fair loads of countries around the world are ****ed -
List of National Debt by Country | Economics Blog

At least the UK has a government, and most people pay their taxes.

True. What happens when 'most people' move to pay taxes somewhere else? (i.e. not UK)

For example the young folk in Ireland are fleeing in their droves.

[SueEllen]

True. What happens when 'most people' move to pay taxes somewhere else? (i.e. not UK)

For example the young folk in Ireland are fleeing in their droves.

Luckily for the UK:
1. People are tulip at foreign languages.

2. Most young people have skills in useless subjects that are not wanted abroad, and by the time they get reasonable experience in something useful they are "settled" with family.

3. There seems to be a fear from lots of young people with relevant skills/qualifications of working somewhere else in the UK for a few years, let alone abroad.

[scooterscot]

Luckily for the UK:
1. People are tulip at foreign languages.

2. Most young people have skills in useless subjects that are not wanted abroad, and by the time they get reasonable experience in something useful they are "settled" with family.

3. There seems to be a fear from lots of young people with relevant skills/qualifications of working somewhere else in the UK for a few years, let alone abroad.

I can't argue with you for that and what a pity for I'd dearly love to rant. You know this one time I met this girl in Southampton, late twenties, in conversation I discovered she'd never been north of the M27. 'Winchester, where's that?' Are you serious!!?? Shocked and stunned I tell you.

[SueEllen]

I can't argue with you for that and what a pity for I'd dearly love to rant. You know this one time I met this girl in Southampton, late twenties, in conversation I discovered she'd never been north of the M27. 'Winchester, where's that?' Are you serious!!?? Shocked and stunned I tell you.

Nothing surprises me.

I keep encouraging young people who are graduates with degrees in subjects you can actually get work, that if they can't get a job in the work area they want in the UK then to look abroad.

90% of the time I then get told they can't leave their partner or family.

I then point out they can move with them only to discover they haven't even looked else where in the UK.....

[C0ldf1re]

When are we joining the Euro ? So we all go down in one heap.

I think we already have. We just haven't yet woken up to the fact.