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Old Dec 6th 2012, 1:22 am
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Originally Posted by bingobob777
But China and India can't get going until the 700-800million people in the West have some spare cash.
Actually China's plan all along has been to develop a 300-400 million strong middle class that can support domestic industry, maybe not at 8-10% growth, but enough that the mob won't string the politburo from the nearest lamppost.

Not sure if they will manage that (corruption and false accounting strikes again) but they have never pinned their long term hopes on the continuation of the west. They understand that its 'us or them' on oil - and they want it to be us.
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Old Dec 6th 2012, 1:25 am
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Originally Posted by bingobob777
I'll spend those 5 years in abu dhabi living it up
You'll be living but not 'living it up'. Abu Dhabi and Dubai - 2 of the biggest shitholes on the planet.

Good money though.
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Old Dec 6th 2012, 1:30 am
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Originally Posted by Grayling
Lots of redundancies and terminated contracts in Queensland health
is "Queensland health" a part of the "British economy"

anyway. as you were.
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Old Dec 6th 2012, 1:31 am
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Originally Posted by commonwealth
is "Queensland health" a part of the "British economy"

anyway. as you were.
It's a lot more relevant to me than what is happening in Canary wharf.

Carry on
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Originally Posted by Grayling
It's a lot more relevant to me than what is happening in Canary wharf.

Carry on
But this isn't a 'Lets all look at Grayling' thread.

It's a thread about the UK economy, and the predictions about it's future being less rosy than origionally thought.
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Originally Posted by GarryP
Actually China's plan all along has been to develop a 300-400 million strong middle class that can support domestic industry, maybe not at 8-10% growth, but enough that the mob won't string the politburo from the nearest lamppost.

Not sure if they will manage that (corruption and false accounting strikes again) but they have never pinned their long term hopes on the continuation of the west. They understand that its 'us or them' on oil - and they want it to be us.
And they've made real progress with that goal of creating a consumer class in China as well. Seems to me that most people in the west haven't alighted upon the us or them idea in terms of resources yet.
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Originally Posted by Bibbs
But this isn't a 'Lets all look at Grayling' thread.

It's a thread about the UK economy, and the predictions about it's future being less rosy than origionally thought.
I think I would like to start that thread.
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
You'll be living but not 'living it up'. Abu Dhabi and Dubai - 2 of the biggest shitholes on the planet.

Good money though.
They are very similar to Perth then........godforsaken places surrounded by desert
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Originally Posted by Bibbs
But this isn't a 'Lets all look at Grayling' thread.

It's a thread about the UK economy, and the predictions about it's future being less rosy than origionally thought.
We all look at things from our own perspective


.....and we all know that a little clique on here get their rocks off on bad news from the UK
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Old Dec 6th 2012, 1:45 am
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
You'll be living but not 'living it up'. Abu Dhabi and Dubai - 2 of the biggest shitholes on the planet.

Good money though.
pretty similar to Oz then
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Originally Posted by Grayling
.....and we all know that a little clique on here get their rocks off on bad news from the UK
Not to mention the grandiose show boating! I feel like I'm being lectured by the headmaster sometimes!
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Default Re: British economy continues to slide

Originally Posted by Grayling
They are very similar to Perth then........godforsaken places surrounded by desert
*yawn*

Originally Posted by Grayling
We all look at things from our own perspective


.....and we all know that a little clique on here get their rocks off on bad news from the UK
and the clique on here get their rocks off on bad news from Aus?

Maybe they should start their own threads?
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Default Re: British economy continues to slide

Originally Posted by GarryP
Actually China's plan all along has been to develop a 300-400 million strong middle class that can support domestic industry, maybe not at 8-10% growth, but enough that the mob won't string the politburo from the nearest lamppost.

Not sure if they will manage that (corruption and false accounting strikes again) but they have never pinned their long term hopes on the continuation of the west. They understand that its 'us or them' on oil - and they want it to be us.
what do those 300-400million that support domestic industry do to make a living?
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Originally Posted by bingobob777
what do those 300-400million that support domestic industry do to make a living?
They buy apartments that remain empty forever!
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Default Re: British economy continues to slide

Originally Posted by bingobob777
what do those 300-400million that support domestic industry do to make a living?
What do the 300 million americans do to make a living?

In the end money is an illusion and its all just a merry-go-round. None of finance is real.

Resources on the other hand .....
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