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Depends on which end of society you are. If you’re wealthy you’ve never had it so good and the wealthier you are the better it gets.

IIRC full internationals (which he is) qualify automatically.

Well, just for balance ;).Our debt to GDP ratio hit just over 100% last month, for the first time since the 60’s. We also have the problem that Interest rates are driving our debt up, couple that with virtually zero GDP growth we’re well on the way to catching Spain up. In fact Spains GDP growth...

That’s called getting old mate.

Got a feeling that we could nick all the points. Come the end of the season I expect Leicester to be there or their abouts but I think they’ll have some adjustment to go through first. On that basis I don’t think they’ll be a better time to play them away and that’s why I think we’ll take all 3...

That’s your own spin Steve, I’m not saying that at all. Hungarys issues stem around a far right government historically trying to move away from Europe and closer to Russia. Because of that they became heavily reliant on Russian imports meaning they’ve been hit particularly hard by EU sanctions...

Confirmed now. The BOE has also downgraded its forecast for the UK.

Exactly, given how stubborn it is compared to many comparable economies it has to be other issues that are unique to the UK that are driving it. Not historically low interest rates and QE.

Seems to me one of the biggest drivers of food inflation is our food imports rose almost 20% last year, meanwhile food production in the UK has fallen. The B word has added almost £6Bn to the cost of food imports from the EU even with the delay of further checks, it’s also robbed our farming...

Doesn’t QE by buying bonds and selling assets to stimulate the economy (which is what the BOE has been doing) help reduce long term interest rates?

It was an observation more than a comment. No need to be so touchy about it ;) The problem is though Steve that interest rates are a reflection on the state of the country. They’ve just very quietly announced that we’re delaying taking back control of our borders again because it will hit food...

Interest rates expected to rise again later. Sunak couldn’t have picked a better day to go on holiday.

Still not taking back control. Brexit border checks to be delayed again. Government shitting it because the extra brexit red tape will add to food inflation. https://www.ft.com/content/d0673acb-eb87-4548-b90f-009be5ab14c3

Projection. It’s a personality trait that goes hand in hand with being obstinate to expert advice.

Dude. Like I already said on the thread about the American bloke (ie not the politics thread in the off topic section) love his first name not so keen on his surname. Even got some likes for my comment. If you spent more time on the football threads and less time in the politics threads you...

Try a latte with oat milk instead of dairy WM, they’re the bollocks even without the syrup.

Fernando sweetheart. Leaving in the EU and remaining in the EEA was not the question you were asked in the referendum. You had 2 options. Remain, better the devil you know. Or Leave and enjoy a Tory brexit rolling out the red carpet for Boris to be PM in the bargain. You voted for the latter...

God almighty Fernando, I know. You seem to be back tracking on it being “worse” when the truth is it is worse because we jeopardised access to an even larger market place than the EU on our doorstep for empty slogans. Still, that’s what happens when you put your faith in Boris.

Also quietly announced yesterday was that when Truss crashed the economy devaluing the pound it added £91B to the Brexit divorce bill. Which begs the question how much would the Brexit divorce bill have been had the referendum result not crashed the pound?

I couldn’t say for certain but I would guess not on new products. We lost the ability I would think to accredit goods when we left both the EU and the EEA (the CE mark covers both the EU and EEA). The EU took back control. If it’s product with an existing CE mark I would guess that it makes no...