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Britain is living through the best time ever

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  • CLAPTON
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    I suppose that depends on the individual's circumstances it's pretty good for me but I'm sure it's not the same for everyone.

    utter rubbish
  • ukcarper
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    utter rubbish
    I must admit my opinion of you is getting lower
  • CLAPTON
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    I must admit my opinion of you is getting lower

    where are times better than here?
  • ukcarper
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    where are times better than here?
    As I said that depends who you are the situation you find yourself inn.
  • CLAPTON
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    As I said that depends who you are the situation you find yourself inn.


    I think the original poster was thinking about generalities rather than one specific person


    so, on average and taking all things into account , where are better times than here?.
  • ukcarper
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    I think the original poster was thinking about generalities rather than one specific person


    so, on average and taking all things into account , where are better times than here?.
    Seeing as that was Mayo I wouldn't take it to seriously the article only seems to use statistic going back to 2009. I'd say things aren't as good as say 2004 but whether that was sustainable is open to debate.
  • cells
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    Everything about the past is perfect apart from how it lead to the present
  • Generali
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    I think the original poster was thinking about generalities rather than one specific person


    so, on average and taking all things into account , where are better times than here?.

    Things are pretty sweet in Australia right now. We have a very similar economy to the UK's only with better weather.
  • CLAPTON
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    Generali wrote: »
    Things are pretty sweet in Australia right now. We have a very similar economy to the UK's only with better weather.

    it can get too hot there for a decent length cycle
    and the mountains aren't as welcoming as the Lakes or Wales
    but i concede Aus may be almost as good as here
  • kabayiri
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    edited 15 August 2015 at 12:41PM
    Generali wrote: »
    Things are pretty sweet in Australia right now. We have a very similar economy to the UK's only with better weather.

    I think we should start to measure our progress against the likes of Oz, USA, Canada as well as the emerging countries.

    I worry that UK could get mired into an Europe stuck in a protracted low growth phase.

    There are some fantastic global technology developments happening in the US. I'm not sure why we can't aspire to similar.
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