Reply to: George Osbourne forecasts doom after Christmas money is spent as predicted on CUK

[LondonManc]

I was too busy landmining the points where soup and potato queues will start...

FTFY

[AtW]

Chancellors dirty hands are creeping into our wallets...

[NickFitz]

Nice typo on the BBC story at the moment:

I don't think he needs to worry about there being any competency, creeping or otherwise, for as long as this shower are in office

[AtW]

Have contractor taxes gone up?

In April they will by 30% for me

I'd say it's pretty fooking big change...

Also, I am pretty certain that my landlord is selling off flats to beat April's 3% increase in stamp duty

[BrilloPad]

So, the chief financial knut increases taxes massively, and then whines about "dangerous cocktail"?

Have contractor taxes gone up?

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

I plan to invest into guns, canned food and fuel and hunker down with Andy W's Mum.

[AtW]

FAIL !! Why wasn't AtW the creator of this thread?

I was too busy checking the points where soup and potato queues will start...

[AtW]

There may well be some fantastic investment opportunities as the year wears on.

I plan to invest into guns, canned food and fuel.

If you can't afford to invest into canned food and fuel then just invest into guns ...

[AtW]

George Osborne warns of 'dangerous cocktail' of economic risks - BBC News

So, the chief financial knut increases taxes massively, and then whines about "dangerous cocktail"?

[MrMarkyMark]

George Osborne has decided to get his excuses in early, listing a plethora of ‘serious global threats’ to him reaching the economic goals he promised he would.

Genius.

Totally bullet proof

[BrilloPad]

George Osborne adds new economic excuses to classic hit ‘Labour done it’

George Osborne has decided to get his excuses in early, listing a plethora of ‘serious global threats’ to him reaching the economic goals he promised he would.

[BrilloPad]

There may well be some fantastic investment opportunities as the year wears on.

I thought houses were still cheap? Prices can only go up.

[FatLazyContractor]

FAIL !! Why wasn't AtW the creator of this thread?

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

I know he is winging it and sheetin' his little breeches.

[clearedforlanding]

It is a clear indicator of a balanced economy when sand people trading insults makes it wobble.

House prices went up by 10% last year, compensating for the decimation of UK manufacturing which is in it's worse state for a decade. Producing anything is unnecessary it seems.

Meanwhile we grant more visas to Chinese business people who would like to come and spend some time here, rather than face up to the fact that trading been halted 2 days in the past week, by the market dipping more that 7% on 2 occasions.

Much concern to Mr Osborne is that the BOE may put interest rates up, which may affect mortgage payers, who are leveraged to levels previously only experienced by Archimedes.

I thin he is winging it.