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Recovery still five years away, Mervyn King warns
mystic_trev
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The British economy will not get back on track until at least 2017, the Bank of England Governor has warned in his bleakest outlook for the recovery yet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9356628/Recovery-still-five-years-away-Mervyn-King-warns.html
I'm not his greatest fan, but I have to agree with him on this!
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Ooh goody. We can have more cuts.
That will put the recovery back another few years, so then we can have even more cuts.
Tory heaven!"It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
And of course house prices will hold up for that long:)0
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homelessskilledworker wrote: »And of course house prices will hold up for that long:)
of course,never been a better time to own.0 -
Ooh goody. We can have more cuts.
That will put the recovery back another few years, so then we can have even more cuts.
Tory heaven!
There wouldn't have to be huge cuts if Labour hadn't run up a massive deficit and let the state grow bigger than the tax take.
The idea that we can continue to spend £5 for every £4 taken in taxes indefinitely is pure fantasy, the results of which can be seen in Greece.0 -
There wouldn't have to be huge cuts if Labour hadn't run up a massive deficit
The Coalition are borrowing more !
Working well is it not ?
you can not go on blaming Labour, when this lot have made it worse.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 ForumTeam0 -
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The amount extra borrowed per year is reducing (albeit very slowly). But labour disagree with the policies and want to borrow even more. This is FACT. Labour want to borrow more money and not have austerity. This is FACT. Under labour the deficit would be bigger. We would be going more in Greece's direction. Labour were also too scared to take on the public sector pensions and under Labour there wouldnt have been public sector pension reforms. Now explain to me how this government have made it worse? Explain to me why we cant go on blaming labour? My only gripe with the coalition is they havent cut harder or faster.The Coalition are borrowing more !
Working well is it not ?
you can not go on blaming Labour, when this lot have made it worse.0 -
The money given to the banks isnt included in the deficit / public debt.homelessskilledworker wrote: »I agree partly, but we should never of given that money to the Banks, it should have been put into infrastructure projects and small buisness.0 -
Better collect some more taxes then.The idea that we can continue to spend £5 for every £4 taken in taxes indefinitely is pure fantasy, the results of which can be seen in Greece.
What are they waiting for?"It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
There will be a deficit if they allow companies soaking up most of the high street sales and services to get away without paying Tax.
There is only so much the working can pay.
collect what's due, every last penny or tell them to get out and open the market to those who will pay tax.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 ForumTeam0
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