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UK Q4 GDP contracts unexpectedly by 0.5 pct qq

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  • angrypirate
    angrypirate Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    LauraW10 wrote: »
    Useless, Useless Tories. No surprises here....

    Thank God they are way behind in the polls we can only pray they will be gone soon.
    You muppet Laura. Labour "borrow" their way out of a recession. In fact, Labour as a party would be bankrupt if the unions hadnt bailed them out. After a heavy night you have a hangover. The hair of the dog only ever delays it making it worse - it never prevents it. Same with borrowing. We have borrowed to much. Labour tried to borrow their way out of borrowing, pushing our country into an even more desperate situation. Now its time for the hangover
  • Heyman_2
    Heyman_2 Posts: 1,819 Forumite
    We'd better start listening to all those knowledgeable people and put interest rates up to REALLY put the economy in the toilet!
  • shortchanged_2
    shortchanged_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
    What makes me laugh is the BBC comment that says SHOCK contraction in the UK economy.

    There is no shock about it. It should have been balatantly obvious to all.

    And there's worse to come.
    Why are we here?......................because we are not all there.
  • adr0ck
    adr0ck Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    how is it a shock?

    did anyone actually expect anything else?

    (or is it just the same people who think interest rates will be going up in the next year?)
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    Not that anyone listened.

    Thank me here

    ...........................................................................................vvvvvv
    Not Again
  • blueboy43
    blueboy43 Posts: 575 Forumite
    adr0ck wrote: »
    how is it a shock?

    did anyone actually expect anything else?

    (or is it just the same people who think interest rates will be going up in the next year?)


    I don't know of a single forecast which was predicting this.
  • Sir_Humphrey
    Sir_Humphrey Posts: 1,978 Forumite
    I am seriously having to bite my tongue here...
    Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. J. K. Galbraith
  • smeagold
    smeagold Posts: 1,429 Forumite
    inspector_monkfish wrote: »
    Rate cut anyone ?? :eek:


    Yes free money for all.
    Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    edited 25 January 2011 at 11:24AM
    Sir_Humphrey wrote: »
    I am seriously having to bite my tongue here...


    Do it harder.

    The NHS is still free.............. At the moment....





    Edit: Yes I know its not free but at the moment you can get your monies worth!
    Not Again
  • smeagold
    smeagold Posts: 1,429 Forumite
    pound getting hammered (usd/gbp)

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