The so called UK economic recovery

[SpontaneousOrder]

There's no problem with the economy per se. We've been in a bubble which has popped, and now the 'recovery' is just government stealing from the unborn in order to re-inflate that bubble as best it can in the short term - economic horizons are alot further away than political horizons.

You can't participate in a giant ponzi scheme and then seriously talk bulltulip about economics and recoveries. It's all a charade and the sooner average joe public realise that the better.

[Old Greg]

There's no problem with the economy per se. We've been in a bubble which has popped, and now the 'recovery' is just government stealing from the unborn in order to re-inflate that bubble as best it can in the short term - economic horizons are alot further away than political horizons.

You can't participate in a giant ponzi scheme and then seriously talk bulltulip about economics and recoveries. It's all a charade and the sooner average joe public realise that the better.

What was being sold in the giant ponzi scheme?

[Doggy Styles]

UK manufacturing 'strongest growth for three years'

"The PMI stood at 58.4 in November, its highest since February 2011. A reading over 50 indicates growth. October's figure was revised up to 56.5, adding to the brighter picture for the sector.

The Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) also showed employment in the sector grew. The employment sub-index for the manufacturing sector rose to 54.5 in November, up from 51.9 in October. Markit economist Rob Dobson said UK manufacturing companies were creating about 5,000 jobs a month. "

I'm sure my learned colleagues here will shortly explain why this is a bad thing.

[oracleslave]

the sooner average joe public realise that the better.

I never realised that, but then I'm not average, I'm an Aygo driving maths genius.

[AtW]

What was being sold in the giant ponzi scheme?

What wasn't?

[Old Greg]

What wasn't?

Sofas.

[AtW]

Sofas.

Sofa shop said I must bring in 3 sofa buyers before I get mine

[SpontaneousOrder]

What was being sold in the giant ponzi scheme?

The debt of our kids and grandkids. How nice of us - you see reports in the news of human slave labour trafficking as if it's a terrible crime, yet every time 'we' vote for more NHS spending, etc, by a government who have no intention of actually funding it with tax payer cash, we're doing the exact same thing - only in this case most of those poor suckers aren't even born yet.

[Mich the Tester]

The debt of our kids and grandkids. How nice of us - you see reports in the news of human slave labour trafficking as if it's a terrible crime, yet every time 'we' vote for more NHS spending, etc, by a government who have no intention of actually funding it with tax payer cash, we're doing the exact same thing - only in this case most of those poor suckers aren't even born yet.

WHS *10

Governments that continually run up debt are immoral and an affront to democracy. Just look at Greece; those people won't be running their own country for years, maybe decades.

[Old Greg]

The debt of our kids and grandkids. How nice of us - you see reports in the news of human slave labour trafficking as if it's a terrible crime, yet every time 'we' vote for more NHS spending, etc, by a government who have no intention of actually funding it with tax payer cash, we're doing the exact same thing - only in this case most of those poor suckers aren't even born yet.

So your implication is that slave labour trafficking is not a terrible crime (which I would dispute but let's move on) and that we are doing exactly the same thing to future generations (which I would dispute but let's move on), so where is the problem? Apparently neither is a terrible crime.