State of the nation

[benn0]

So you believe that the parlous state of the economy in the early eighties was due to "Thatcher engineering a recession".



Would anyone else like to support that view?

It's the first thing she did.

No-one on here will support that view because you're all too collectively up her dry arse.

I doubt that too many of the people made redundant at C&W and MFI will have too much problem finding jobs.

THAT is the main difference between now and then.

[eternalnomad]

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I doubt that too many of the people made redundant at C&W and MFI will have too much problem finding jobs.

THAT is the main difference between now and then.

perhaps you are right benn0.

However, I dont think that jobs flipping burgers on a McWage or becoming an "outreach worker for disadvantaged, disabled, black and lesbian red squirrels" offer either the same job fullfillment for the people from C&W or benefit the UK economy in the same way.

[BoredBloke]

Why would any politician knowingly force a country into a recession as this would make themselves and their government unpopular with the population and harder to re elect.

[snaw]

Cable & Wireless to shed 3000 uk jobs
MFI to shed 1500 jobs
Energy prices up around 25%
Nationwide sees house price dip
Poor retails sales mean job cuts "The business group's survey blamed a "poor retail climate" for 37% of firms reporting a fall in employment. "

Not that I want to defend labour, it's just the constant whinging that gets me. How many of those points can you attribute to GB amd new labour?

C&W & MFI had it coming, cause they're sh1t, not cause GB is.

Energy prices are going up cause north sea gas is running out and the cost of oil is high. However much you'd like to pin the on Gordon, you can't.

Houseprice dipping is a good thing if you ask me, they're overvalued at the moment and this report is purely subjective - go search and you'll find other bodies saying house prices rose for the fastest rate in two years in February. Who feckin knows.

Retail sales dropped yes, the same reports say the overall trend is upwards and the knock on effect could be an interest rate cut according to 'financial experts', obviously helping house prices.

FFS if you're gonna have a whinge at labour (And feck me they need it) can we put a wee try to steer clear of the daily mail hysteria type posts and get it in perspective.

[sasguru]

Not that I want to defend labour, it's just the constant whinging that gets me. How many of those points can you attribute to GB amd new labour?

C&W & MFI had it coming, cause they're sh1t, not cause GB is.

Energy prices are going up cause north sea gas is running out and the cost of oil is high. However much you'd like to pin the on Gordon, you can't.

Houseprice dipping is a good thing if you ask me, they're overvalued at the moment and this report is purely subjective - go search and you'll find other bodies saying house prices rose for the fastest rate in two years in February. Who feckin knows.

Retail sales dropped yes, the same reports say the overall trend is upwards and the knock on effect could be an interest rate cut according to 'financial experts', obviously helping house prices.

FFS if you're gonna have a whinge at labour (And feck me they need it) can we put a wee try to steer clear of the daily mail hysteria type posts and get it in perspective.

Nil points. Common sense has no place on this forum

[benn0]

EVERYTHING is labour's fault on this forum.

Even the water shortage FFS.

[benn0]

Why would any politician knowingly force a country into a recession as this would make themselves and their government unpopular with the population and harder to re elect.

So that come re-election time they can wax on about 'X years of continuous growth'

[benn0]

perhaps you are right benn0.

However, I dont think that jobs flipping burgers on a McWage or becoming an "outreach worker for disadvantaged, disabled, black and lesbian red squirrels" offer either the same job fullfillment for the people from C&W or benefit the UK economy in the same way.

So everyone in Cable and Wireless will end up working in Mcdonalds will they?

Bollocks and you know it.

[eternalnomad]

So everyone in Cable and Wireless will end up working in Mcdonalds will they?

Bollocks and you know it.

once again you are right benn0, they will almost certainly all end up working as "outreach worker for disadvantaged, disabled, black and lesbian red squirrels"

[threaded]

But what about the grey squirrels?

That's blatant discrimination that is.