What happens when you get rid of Labour

[Doggy Styles]

Mine is similar - the more, and weirder, stuff that is being sold or promoted on station concourses, the hotter the economy.

So how has the station concourse index been trending lately?

[Doggy Styles]

It's still all just a Heap of Wank™.

Ah, I see what you mean.

[thunderlizard]

I measure the state of the economy using the commute index.

The roads and railways on my commutes have been getting lighter for a year or two, which I assume to be because less people have jobs to go to. But over the last couple of months they've been ramping up to heavy again.

Mine is similar - the more, and weirder, stuff that is being sold or promoted on station concourses, the hotter the economy.

[RichardCranium]

Every December for as long as I can remember, all the supermarkets say how it is the worst Xmas shopping period ever.

Every January all the supermarkets say it was the best Xmas shopping period ever.

Every December for as long as I can remember, all the supermarkets say how it is the worst Xmas shopping period ever.

But aren't they saying it's been good this time?

It's still all just a Heap of Wank™.

[Doggy Styles]

I measure the state of the economy using the commute index.

The roads and railways on my commutes have been getting lighter for a year or two, which I assume to be because less people have jobs to go to. But over the last couple of months they've been ramping up to heavy again.

[Doggy Styles]

Every December for as long as I can remember, all the supermarkets say how it is the worst Xmas shopping period ever.

But aren't they saying it's been good this time?

[lilelvis2000]

Did they take inflation into account? Strip that away and I bet they come out even with 2009.

It highlights the skills reported to be in short supply by employers last month.

Sales, project management, and engineering were the top three mentioned by recruiters looking for permanent staff.

Cha-Ching!

[thunderlizard]

Recession puts loads of shops out of business. Sainsbury's picks up some of the slack. And that's supposed to be brilliant good news?

(disclaimer: no real facts were disturbed in the making of this argument)

[RichardCranium]

Every December for as long as I can remember, all the supermarkets say how it is the worst Xmas shopping period ever.

Every January all the supermarkets say it was the best Xmas shopping period ever.

I predict it every year and every year it happens.

A combination of commercial lies and bone-idle 'press release journalism'. Just disregard it.

It's all just a Heap of Wank™.

[DimPrawn]

The deficit and total debt is still booming through the roof though and at some stage we might have to pay some of it back.

Nahh, our Children might. We'll carry on spending and partying like there's no tommorrow.

The Press Association: Lloyds chief 'set for £2m bonus'

Boomed!

[TimberWolf]

The deficit and total debt is still booming through the roof though and at some stage we might have to pay some of it back.

[DimPrawn]

Everyone has money to spend

BBC News - Sainsbury's reports 'record' Christmas sales

Plenty of jobs to go round

BBC News - Jobs market 'on road to recovery'

Your pension looks good

BBC News - Pension schemes move back to surplus