iamthecreaturefromuranus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Discontent

Bit more of a realistic event.

ozzieeagle

Funny how people remember things in a different light. That time from 77 to 80 was about the happiest in my life, as it's when I first met my wife. She had came over from Aus to the UK and we were living together as friends/partners, there were no clouds on our horizons thats for sure.

Motto is ....life is what you make it or how you see it

Can clearly remember walking past Leicester Square with bags of rubbish piled very very high all through the open space there. Sid Vicious's death had more of an impact on us at the time though.
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xzibit

I haven't made much of a fuss about the rate dropping over the past few years, but it's getting a little worrying now.

When I looked into emigrating the rate was 2.4, when I got my visa it was at 2.0, and now I'm looking to move it's heading towards 1.69 as we speak!

I may have to put it off for a while if it doesn't pick up. Anything below 1.8 and I will really struggle when I get there.

Damned economy.

paulry

You're surely joking? .

Clowns, the pair of them.

MartinLuther

Of course they were good times. The government was spending more money than they were earning. It all went tits up when the credit card bill arrived.

Centurion

Essentially the truth of the matter.

koalakim

Soooo if Gordon and his gang are the best people to get the UK out of it's current mess why did they let it get so bad in the first place?

Also the markets are looking for a strong policy to guide Britain out of the mess and at the moment no party is giving a clear indication of what the hell to do. That's all the markets require is some good plans to get the confidence back into Britain and the pound.

There is only 2 months to go to the election and they had better get their campaigning fingers out if they want a good turn out. I fear that the problem with this election which is hugely important the turn out will be very low.

KK

pomtastic

I reckon a weak pound could be the way to go to get the UK out of trouble. The UK is the world's 6th biggest exporter and a weak pound would beef up export business, more jobs, more people paying taxes, more wages to spend on goods, more foriegn investment due to getting more bang for your buck.

freebo

Which is exactly where we are now, the bill has arrived but the govt is still spending like a drunken sailor.

eugene43

They did not lead the uk into a mess? the world economics did starting in usa.Why is it to judge someone & crucify them get the facts right then judge.

freebo

Yes they did, our economy is in worse condition than most of the western world, including the usa and as the governing power for the past 13 or so years they have no-one else to blame, they squandered the income from the boom years and we are in terrible economic condition, the fact we had to borrow in January was truly awful. We're currently running a similar deficit to Greece and still spending!

Whoever wins the election the country is in trouble, and the way the government has handled the economy is squarely to blame.

So what "facts" are you referring to?

Australia_bound?

Hope your visa is still valid by then, if you're waiting for rate to go up. We were in same boat, 2.45 when we looked into migration, but what the hell exchanged at less than 1.8. Why sit in limbo in the UK waiting to move out?

paulry

Somehow a way needs to be found where us would-be migrants can have our cake and eat it.

freebo

After all, what use is cake, if you can't eat it?

MartinLuther

They've now got a lot of experience of what not to do. Good experience for getting the country out of trouble.