Reply to: Polexit?

[d000hg]

They must be terrified of going to France & Germany with the same drops in GDP. As they too have screwed their HGV drivers they are a bit exposed.

Don't be silly it's all Boris' fault, only the UK is having problems. Everyone on FB says it's true so it must be.

[vetran]

The Poles look at Britain's shrinking GDP, the empty shelves, queues at the petrol stations and realise on which side their bread is buttered on.

They must be terrified of going to France & Germany with the same drops in GDP. As they too have screwed their HGV drivers they are a bit exposed.

[d000hg]

GDP is growing from the biggest drop in Europe. If country A drops 10% and then gains 3%, that could be seen as a 3% growth, bigger growth than country B that dropped 6% but has only a 2% growth.

Petrol stations are back to normal, apart from the 10% increase in prices (which is helping making it look like the economy is growing)

Shelves have reduced stock, otherwise there would be no need for any more HGV drivers. Local anecdotal evidence is not necessarily the same as looking at a UK-wide level.

But other than those small details, you are bang on.

So you're agreeing that petrol stations no longer have shortages and that shelves aren't empty. Thanks for clearing that up.
Seems your comments on GDP are deliberately misleading too, and of course let's not forget shops have been running reduced lines since the start of the pandemic. I am not sure why Covid means Dominos can no longer do half/half pizzas (perhaps the perroni technician and the spicy chicken specialist have to keep 2m apart?) but there you go.

Thanks for trying though.

[vetran]

GDP is growing from the biggest drop in Europe. If country A drops 10% and then gains 3%, that could be seen as a 3% growth, bigger growth than country B that dropped 6% but has only a 2% growth.

Petrol stations are back to normal, apart from the 10% increase in prices (which is helping making it look like the economy is growing)

Shelves have reduced stock, otherwise there would be no need for any more HGV drivers. Local anecdotal evidence is not necessarily the same as looking at a UK-wide level.

But other than those small details, you are bang on.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk...fings/sn02784/

Lets just look at the G7 first.

When was ITexit then -3.8% surely that is worse than -3.3%?

So is the UK with a drop of 3.3% and growth forecasts of 6.8% recovery really worse off than Germany's 3.3% drop and 3.1% predicted recovery?

Maybe that is being unfair lets look at the closest G7 member - France dropped 3.3% an is expected to grow by 6.3% they must be better off than our measly 6.8%?

oh look pictures that might help





When did Spain exit Europe? -10.8%

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databr.../table?lang=en

[WTFH]

GDP is growing, shelves aren't empty and petrol stations are back to normal but other than those small details you are bang on.

Poles are used to queueing for bread aren't they?

GDP is growing from the biggest drop in Europe. If country A drops 10% and then gains 3%, that could be seen as a 3% growth, bigger growth than country B that dropped 6% but has only a 2% growth.

Petrol stations are back to normal, apart from the 10% increase in prices (which is helping making it look like the economy is growing)

Shelves have reduced stock, otherwise there would be no need for any more HGV drivers. Local anecdotal evidence is not necessarily the same as looking at a UK-wide level.

But other than those small details, you are bang on.

[d000hg]

The Poles look at Britain's shrinking GDP, the empty shelves, queues at the petrol stations and realise on which side their bread is buttered on.

GDP is growing, shelves aren't empty and petrol stations are back to normal but other than those small details you are bang on.

Poles are used to queueing for bread aren't they?

[NotAllThere]

The Poles look at Britain's shrinking GDP, the empty shelves, queues at the petrol stations and realise on which side their bread is buttered on.

They have butter?

[BlasterBates]

An opinion poll on Tuesday suggested that 40.8% of Poles believed their government should concede defeat and end the row, while another 32.5% said it should compromise.

The Poles look at Britain's shrinking GDP, the empty shelves, queues at the petrol stations and realise on which side their bread is buttered on.

[Mordac]

Poland told to pay €1m a day in legal row with EU


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59064883

[PCTNN]

Great news for the uk.

With Poland and Hungary out of the EU, we can grant freedom of movement to all their lorry drivers and cheap labourers for the uk farms. Can't wait to have a turkey again for Christmas 2025.

[Eirikur]

This is what it has come to. Vetran arguing with himself.

Multi handle accident

[Whorty]

This is what it has come to. Vetran arguing with himself.

And even then he still loses the argument.

[ladymuck]

This is what it has come to. Vetran arguing with himself.

Best thing I've seen all day

[NotAllThere]

No I was highlighting what an undemocratic right wing country does and how unlike brexit it was. The Remoaners constant attempts to boost racism to force us back into a federal Europe are truly scary.

Why don't you go back to beating protesters who want a symbolic vote, bashing yellow vest protestors as well.

This is what it has come to. Vetran arguing with himself.

[vetran]

No I was highlighting what an undemocratic right wing country does and how unlike brexit it was. The Remoaners constant attempts to boost racism to force us back into a federal Europe are truly scary.

Why don't you go back to beating protesters who want a symbolic vote, bashing yellow vest protestors as well.