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Economic growth, recession is over W W W blip blip
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HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Last time I checked January was still in the first quarter of the year.
Which would make it somewhat relevant to the question asked by the OP....
The best was Dev agreeing with him
'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 know what I was hinting at there wasnt to much bad weather in the last quarter and GDP hardly grew0
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this view has been the ruination of britain:eek:Radiantsoul wrote: »How would they do this? Force factories to remain open?
I would rather have a tshirt costing £2 made in China than one costing £15 made in the UK. I imagine that most people(except the guys making the tshirt would agree)0 -
I voted for 0%:jYou can have everything you wont in lfe, If you only help enough other people to get what they wont.:j0
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stonethrower wrote: »You know what I was hinting at there wasnt to much bad weather in the last quarter and GDP hardly grew
Sorry, I must have been hallucinating when I had to dig my car out of the worst snow in 3 decades which basically shut down the UK on the week before Xmas, the busiest retail and shopping period of the entire year, and a major component of Q4 GDP.
And it happened again in January, so thats Q1 screwed as well.
I'm sure I wasn't hallucinating though. Maybe I can find a photo.
Oh yes, here's one.....
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
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markharding557 wrote: »this view has been the ruination of britain:eek:
No it hasn't. It has made us rich, far richer than our mythical industrialised Britain of the past where we imported virtually nothing.0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Sorry, I must have been hallucinating when I had to dig my car out of the worst snow in 3 decades which basically shut down the UK on the week before Xmas, the busiest retail and shopping period of the entire year, and a major component of Q4 GDP.
And it happened again in January, so thats Q1 screwed as well.
I'm sure I wasn't hallucinating though. Maybe I can find a photo.
Oh yes, here's one.....
I can remember ho most people were saying how good a Christmas it was0 -
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stonethrower wrote: »I can remember ho most people were saying how good a Christmas it was
Nope. The week before Xmas was dire.
The post Xmas sales were OK though, but the weather had eased a bit by then.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Nope. The week before Xmas was dire.
The post Xmas sales were OK though, but the weather had eased a bit by then.
are u sure heres a report from up your area
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/business-news/2009/12/20/christmas-sales-boom-as-shoppers-give-credit-crunch-the-cold-shoulder-86908-21910859/0
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