UK exports fall by a sharp 9.1pc

[scooterscot]

what is wrong with being a capitalist?

Did I insinuate otherwise?

[DodgyAgent]

Spoken like a capitalist. All hale the man of the people,

what is wrong with being a capitalist?

[darmstadt]

But Thai ladyboys cost more than that

And exactly how would you know?

[amcdonald]

I bet your cleaner does not cost €12 p/h

But Thai ladyboys cost more than that

[scooterscot]

My cleaner took her holidays in Scotland. Nuff said.

I bet your cleaner does not cost €12 p/h

[BrilloPad]

It's rather better to be a rich man in a poor country than a poor man in a rich country.

HTH, BIDI.

The countries that have the happiest people have the least disparity between rich and poor.

[scooterscot]

It's rather better to be a rich man in a poor country than a poor man in a rich country.

HTH, BIDI.

Spoken like a capitalist. All hale the man of the people,

[Ticktock]

Well she obviously wasn't working here. Edinburgh gets filthy, especially on bin day, once the seagulls have been around tearing all the bags open (apparently they haven't heard of wheelie bins where I stay).

[sasguru]

That's about the only good thing about working in Scotland for me.

My cleaner took her holidays in Scotland. Nuff said.

[Ticktock]

It's rather better to be a rich man in a poor country than a poor man in a rich country.

HTH, BIDI.

That's about the only good thing about working in Scotland for me.

[sasguru]

It's rather better to be a rich man in a poor country than a poor man in a rich country.

HTH, BIDI.

[scooterscot]

oh dear - Perhaps the triple dip is still to rip. Still our houses are worth millions, so we're alright.

Weak trade dents recovery optimism - Telegraph

Economists said the official data, for July, was “disappointing” and had tempered some of the optimism sparked by the flurry of upbeat releases over the past few weeks. Overall industrial production was flat in July, falling short of forecasts for a small rise.

More worryingly, UK exports fell by a sharp 9.1pc largely due to a decline in demand in countries outside the European Union where British companies have been focusing their efforts. As a result, the trade deficit in goods ballooned from £8.2bn in June to £9.9bn in July – its highest since October 2012 and far worse than forecasts that it would be unchanged.

Including the £6.8bn surplus in services, the overall trade deficit widened from £1.3bn in June to £3.1bn in July.