[News] UK economy shrinks in April

[A1X]

I would love it in France but circumstances since 2016 have stopped that dead. I can’t do one, as you so eloquently put it.

This is my favourite thing about the people who say something akin to “why don’t you go to Europe if it’s so great” when they LITERALLY voted to make that a whole lot harder. It’s almost perfection in stupidity.

 

[timbha]

That article names two other reasons alone.

Also. Check the date.

Thanks. Lesson learned about checking the authenticity of articles posted !!

 

[rogersix]

Oh the joy of another downbeat thread started by Tom and Jerry can't he even stick to one thread as clearly he prefers to be a gloomster.

it could easily be described as a reality check!

 

[BadFish]

One idea would be to get rid of the doomsters and gloomster.
Surely most of them must have had enough of the UK by now, since we democratically severed the link with those across the border.
I am sure they would love it in France.

Another idea would to be to stop the liberal sandal wearing teachers, from using school and colleges as ideology brain washing sessions.
Poor kids come out thinking they can solve the world by screaming, and gluing themselves to planes and tarmac.

Replace these with forward thinking positive and can do attitude mentors.

Summary:
1) Back the UK or do one
2) Ban super glue and beardos and weirdos.

Might has well consor all the 'doom and gloom' out of the papers and go fully 1984/North Korea.

Easier to fix the news than the economy.

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[nicko31]

How does this compare to other comparable European nations?

Maybe we should compare GB and Northern Ireland

One bit is growing, one isn’t …

 

[rogersix]

You’ve got the power to know…..

by reading your own link you mean?

 

[rogersix]

One idea would be to get rid of the doomsters and gloomster.
Surely most of them must have had enough of the UK by now, since we democratically severed the link with those across the border.
I am sure they would love it in France.

Another idea would to be to stop the liberal sandal wearing teachers, from using school and colleges as ideology brain washing sessions.
Poor kids come out thinking they can solve the world by screaming, and gluing themselves to planes and tarmac.

Replace these with forward thinking positive and can do attitude mentors.

Summary:
1) Back the UK or do one
2) Ban super glue and beardos and weirdos.

you should email sunak with your plan sharpish, mouldy;

rishi, just stick your fingers in your ears and start screaming, la, la, la until home time

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I've read the whole thread and there are no suggestions about what to do about this. How do we grow the economy?

No ideas off the table?

It is obvious.

The magic, silver bullet is to be part of the EEA.

The simplest and quickest way is to rejoin EFTA which we were founder members of.

Or we could negotiate a UK-EU-EFTA "Common Market" with bespoke EEA membership not through the EFTA pillar.

This would not only be a shot in the arm for the economy, the pound would also strengthen against the dollar thus lowering fuel pump prices.

Win-win-win but the Dunce of DownIt Street is still scratching his head.

 

[GT49er]

It is obvious.

The magic, silver bullet is to be part of the EEA.

The simplest and quickest way is to rejoin EFTA which we were founder members of.

Or we could negotiate a UK-EU-EFTA "Common Market" with bespoke EEA membership not through the EFTA pillar.

This would not only be a shot in the arm for the economy, the pound would also strengthen against the dollar thus lowering fuel pump prices.

Win-win-win but the Dunce of DownIt Street is still scratching his head.

Several previous dunces of Downing Street didn't give us a voice (and yes, I actually do know it wasn't Boris who instigated the referendum).

A free trade customs union is one thing; the (not much) lamented EU was another (a majority English view, not endorsed by NSC, yes, I know!)

 

[rogersix]

Several previous dunces of Downing Street didn't give us a voice (and yes, I actually do know it wasn't Boris who instigated the referendum).

A free trade customs union is one thing; the (not much) lamented EU was another (a majority English view, not endorsed by NSC, yes, I know!)

i doubt it's a majority anymore!

 

[wellquickwoody]

by reading your own link you mean?

Buffoon would make you sound likeable, which clearly you are not.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Several previous dunces of Downing Street didn't give us a voice (and yes, I actually do know it wasn't Boris who instigated the referendum).

A free trade customs union is one thing; the (not much) lamented EU was another (a majority English view, not endorsed by NSC, yes, I know!)

We had a referendum on EU membership not EEA membership. Please see the important distinction.

Staying inside the EEA was not what we voted on and is well within the mandate given by the British people.

The EEA is a trade zone which is not the same as the EU. Gove said we'd be part of it. Hannon said no one was even talking about leaving it.

As an aside don't fall for the big "rule takers" lie.

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It truly is the mandate compliant silver bullet which will rescue the UK economy, and to some extent mitigate the cost of living crisis for millions of UK citizens.

I concede that those who voted for Brexit simply to keep out EU citizens won't like it - but they are a small chunk of those who that voted for Brexit - and very, very few actually own up to that reason.


In my opinion it is the only way forward to rescue the country and is totally referendum compliant.

 

[Machiavelli]

Maybe we should compare GB and Northern Ireland

One bit is growing, one isn’t …

Is there some significant difference between them like, for instance, one is a member of the single market, and the other is not?

 

[Audax]

In my opinion it is the only way forward to rescue the country and is totally referendum compliant.

Arguably more compliant, given the campaigning before the referendum.

 

[nicko31]

Is there some significant difference between them like, for instance, one is a member of the single market, and the other is not?

NI usually the weakest economy in the UK, says it all

This is the governments biggest fear, a successful NI and a failing trailing GB