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Previously on "He could have said before the election."

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  • PurpleGorilla
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    Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
    Growth? where?
    wage growth is minimal. productivity is flat.

    Are they counting house price increases or just the increasing price of petrol.
    Lol so true, so true :-)

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  • lilelvis2000
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    Originally posted by Troll View Post
    Curious timing for the BoE Carey saying migrants are dragging UK wages down
    Yup..UK economy highly dependant on cheap labour as productivity investment is nil. Need to make more widgets for same wage bill...hire someone cheaper.

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  • Troll
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    Curious timing for the BoE Carey saying migrants are dragging UK wages down

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
    Growth? where?
    wage growth is minimal. productivity is flat.

    Are they counting house price increases or just the increasing price of petrol.
    House prices and immigration are the only things increasing GDP.

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  • lilelvis2000
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    Growth? where?
    wage growth is minimal. productivity is flat.

    Are they counting house price increases or just the increasing price of petrol.

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  • original PM
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    but there is still growth?


    which is a good thing?

    surely?

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  • TheFaQQer
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    But the Bank of England are independent - that was an Ed Balls idea.

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  • BrilloPad
    started a topic He could have said before the election.

    He could have said before the election.

    Bank of England says UK economy to grow by 2.5% in 2015 - BBC News

    The Bank of England has cut its 2015 growth forecast from 2.9% to 2.5%, and for next year from 2.9% to 2.6%, as governor Mark Carney unveiled his quarterly inflation report.

    I demand a re-vote!

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