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mortgage approvals down! house prices down! share market down!

mortgage approvals down!
house prices down!
share market down!

Fuel prices up!
Food prices up!
Job losses up!
Airlines going bust up!
banks going bust or merging or begging for money up!

what the heck is going on? What is going to happen next?

Companies going bust up!
Tax up!
Chances of UK heading to recession up!

Why some of them still don't accept that we are almost in recession and house prices will continue to fall? Shouldn't they be planning for the worst and hoping for the best rather then just live on denial?
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  • luvpump
    luvpump Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    In very simple terms..We have borrowed Hundreds of Billions of £'s and spent it all, now we have to pay it back & the Far East/ middle East Investors are not going to throw good money after bad until we can prove we can pay back what we owe already, can you blame them ??.thats whats happened, combined with Inflation that = Stagflation or De-flation .......End of . ;)
  • I'm stocking up on tins of baked beans just in case!
  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,789 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hope you like cold baked beans then, because the electric and gas are going to be cut off if the food runs out. Unless you are like me and have a emergency zombie bunker ready!
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • dopester
    dopester Posts: 4,890 Forumite
    I've got a Kelly Kettle.

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    kelly_kettle_works.jpg

    They are great. :p
  • Seems like everything is going down except my misses :(
    Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. The one where you showed us Dithering Dad is a complete liar. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE Forum Team
  • ad9898_3
    ad9898_3 Posts: 3,858 Forumite
    mortgage approvals down!
    house prices down!
    share market down!

    Fuel prices up!
    Food prices up!
    Job losses up!
    Airlines going bust up!
    banks going bust or merging or begging for money up!

    what the heck is going on? What is going to happen next?

    Companies going bust up!
    Tax up!
    Chances of UK heading to recession up!

    Why some of them still don't accept that we are almost in recession and house prices will continue to fall? Shouldn't they be planning for the worst and hoping for the best rather then just live on denial?

    Don't worry formula one dude, we have the economic maestro at the helm, to steer us through, did you not see the speech this afternoon, I thought I was watching Churchill **





    ** f**king not.
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Is there anywhere I can watch the speech online?
    Happy chappy
  • ad9898_3
    ad9898_3 Posts: 3,858 Forumite
    Is there anywhere I can watch the speech online?

    I'm not sure, however, if you eat a box of All-Bran, drink 10 pints of Guinness and finish off with a chicken vindaloo, wait approx 3 hours goto to the toilet and listen, you should find that what you will hear will be word for word perfect.
  • ad9898 wrote: »
    I'm not sure, however, if you eat a box of All-Bran, drink 10 pints of Guinness and finish off with a chicken vindaloo, wait approx 3 hours goto to the toilet and listen, you should find that what you will hear will be word for word perfect.
    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :T :T :T
    Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. The one where you showed us Dithering Dad is a complete liar. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE Forum Team
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Is there anywhere I can watch the speech online?

    Make sure the kids are in bed first. Perhaps lock the door, draw the curtains and use headphones.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dqzs1/
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