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Has the UK economy been handled better than the rest of Europe?
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So, in a way, you are saying that it is best to have an economy based on consumption rather than manufacturing. My question is, how can this work long term?
If you rely so much on import and export very little, you are just going to get a huge trade deficit.
Long term neither is sustainable, imbalances that build up have to correct at some point. When the imbalance corrects, as it is now, which would you rather be:- a Brit, having to forgo buying your next Volkswagen/BMW/Merc, or a German car worker, losing your job?0 -
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0
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Found one!
Or there's this for an animal theme:
Hey Gen much does it cost to rent a decent house/flat for 6 months in OZ (Sydney, Melbourne)? you are the property main man now, our winter.'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
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Hey Gen much does it cost to rent a decent house/flat for 6 months in OZ (Sydney, Melbourne)? you are the property main man now, our winter.
It depends how close to the ocean you want to be, how nice the suburb is, stations, whether it has a pool and loads of other things.
I think the Inner West has the best value in Sydney and a 3 bed house would be probably $450-600/week in a nice (but not the very nicest) suburb like Five Dock for example.
North Shore would be more like $550 - 700. Eastern suburbs (the poshest area) slightly more again. The Shire (South of the City - lovely but relatively inaccessible) is around Inner West prices. Then prices fall (generally speaking) as you move out. The cheapest suburbs are in the South West and West. You can rent a shabby 3 bed house in places like Wentworthville or Liverpool for perhaps $320/week or even less.0 -
I. You can rent a shabby 3 bed house in places like Wentworthville or Liverpool for perhaps $320/week or even less.
You are having me over there, $320 a week in Scouseland:eek: I would want the Liver birds on suite for that (well one of them
and like she was many moons ago, tell you what I won't bother). I understand your take on the shabby, but not all Liverpool is like that 
North Shore, sounds like Blackpool
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
You are having me over there, $320 a week in Scouseland:eek: I would want the Liver birds on suite for that (well one of them and like she was many moons ago, tell you what I won't bother). I understand your take on the shabby, but not all Liverpool is like that
North Shore, sounds like Blackpool
Liverpool is pretty grotty here. The North Shore and Northern Beaches are rather different from Blackpool. Eg:
Manly:
Dee Why:
Mona Vale:
Guildford (nr Liverpool I think):
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Liverpool is pretty grotty here. The North Shore and Northern Beaches are rather different from Blackpool. Eg:
Manly:
before we all get southern hemisphere envy thought i'd post an aspirational shot from uk too....had a lovely long weekend here recently. (poole harbour dorset btw)
Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
before we all get southern hemisphere envy thought i'd post an aspirational shot from uk too....had a lovely long weekend here recently. (poole harbour dorset btw)
Loads of great beaches in the UK, esp in NE and SW England, Wales and Scotland that I am aware of. SE England beaches tend to be lousy.
The road sign at one end of the Harbour Bridge has a signpost to Liverpool one way and Newcastle the other.0
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