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Inflation getting out of control

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7346037.stm

The £ is sinking and inflation as back. Mortgage rates will be in double figures within 2 years. Of that there can be little doubt.
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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    The threat of stagflation looms large.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • beecher
    beecher Posts: 2,497 Forumite
    Looking pretty bad out there, though I think many are in denial about how it is going to hit them.
  • Thomas99
    Thomas99 Posts: 322 Forumite
    macaque wrote: »
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7346037.stm

    The £ is sinking and inflation as back. Mortgage rates will be in double figures within 2 years. Of that there can be little doubt.

    Can't see Gordon getting back in, most people will blame him (quite rightly)
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  • mitchaa
    mitchaa Posts: 4,487 Forumite
    Thomas99 wrote: »
    Can't see Gordon getting back in, most people will blame him (quite rightly)

    Can't see labour getting back in. They have screwed this country over big time since they've been in power. (Housing, inflation, Iraq/Afghanistan, Benefit system, Crime and punishment system, i can go on and on all day)

    Its hardly Browns fault, he was on a no-winner coming off the back end of Blair.
  • Thomas99
    Thomas99 Posts: 322 Forumite
    mitchaa wrote: »

    Its hardly Browns fault

    GB was the Chancellor during Blairs leadership, how can he be fault free?
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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    the £ is sinking which is excellent news for our exporters although bad news for our consumers


    fairly unlikely that mortgage rates will be in double figures in two years
    but a period of falling house prices and then a long period of house price stability will help first time buyers and people who actually want to live in their houses
  • Lavendyr
    Lavendyr Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    mitchaa wrote: »
    Its hardly Browns fault, he was on a no-winner coming off the back end of Blair.
    It's entirely Brown's fault, he was the Chancellor who allowed the situation to get to this stage before acting!
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    If you look back, the Tories were blamed for the last crash
    Labour will be blamed for this one.

    Whoever is in when there's a crash will be blamed.

    They all find fresh new ways to muck things up.
  • dopester
    dopester Posts: 4,890 Forumite
    Big ticket items fall in price (houses), everyday necessities rise in price (food and oil).
  • neas
    neas Posts: 3,801 Forumite
    Whats stagflation.

    We've been living on a credit fuelled binge... its time for the hangover... Prepare for a rough storm ahead I say... Im not out partying these days... save save, no debt, some savings, pensions all in international markets...

    Battened down the hatches and preparing for it... Just hope i keep my job through it all :)
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