A sign of the times

[Troll]

Did you sign up?

No - still considering the value - it's easy to cherry pick & trumpet the times when your predictions are correct - just trying to dig out what other predictions of theirs didn't pan out so good

[RasputinDude]

That article is nothing more than a glorified advert designed to make you feel worried and insecure and then promising the solution to your problems.

It is bobbins of the highest order and no different to the sales pitch of snake oil sellers of history.

[eek]

That article is nothing more than a glorified advert designed to make you feel worried and insecure and then promising the solution to your problems.

It is bobbins of the highest order and no different to the sales pitch of snake oil sellers on history.

Its a money week article what did you expect. And I'm sure if I go through my inbox I'll find identical items from 2005 onward.

[Platypus]

Also the Pound seemed to be taking a last week which can only mean it will be more costly to import goods

So buy British!

Also, as an exporter, the Pound taking a spanking is great for me

[sasguru]

Yup, despite the inflation rate supposedly being 2.7% I reckon all the signs are that deflation has been underway for several months and is gaining pace.

Oh yeah, what signs?

[minestrone]

The high streets will eventually end up like the industrial wastelands of the 80s. A relic of a past period.

[sasguru]

There may well be some contracations on the way but lets put it into perpsective, even the Black Death couldn't stop economic growth.
We are on the verge of amazing new biotechnologies that will revolutionise and enhance human life and artificially intelligent tech is making more and more inroads into daily life.
Who remembers how hard voice recogniton was in the 80s?

So cheer up and ride the escalator upwards.

[sasguru]

The high streets will eventually end up like the industrial wastelands of the 80s. A relic of a past period.

People will live in them and there will be specialist shops that can be supported.

[sasguru]

That article is nothing more than a glorified advert designed to make you feel worried and insecure and then promising the solution to your problems.

It is bobbins of the highest order and no different to the sales pitch of snake oil sellers of history.

WHS ++

[Troll]

There may well be some contracations on the way but lets put it into perpsective, even the Black Death couldn't stop economic growth.

Is that just an opinion or backed up by anything?