Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee (Post 12387270)

But of course Merkel/Germany doesn't run the EU, and the UK has decided to try to mplode it's EU status.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 12387388)

The Tories will fail at that too. Or perhaps not when the UK joins EFTA.

Originally Posted by amideislas (Post 12387637)

Reality is finally being unveiled.

Brexit Britain slashes growth forecast.

The sharp downgrades underscore the difficult economic conditions under which Britain will depart the European Union, where growth is forecast to hit 2.3% in 2017 and 2.1% in 2018.

Britain was until recently one of the strongest economies in the EU. But with growth forecast not to recover until 2021, the country will likely lag many other advanced economies, including the United States, for years.

Originally Posted by amideislas (Post 12387637)

Britain was until recently one of the strongest economies in the EU. But with growth forecast not to recover until 2021, the country will likely lag many other advanced economies, including the United States, for years.[/I]

Originally Posted by Red Eric (Post 12387674)

That's good though, isn't it?

We've heard a lot about people in the UK being left behind, so if the economy slows down, it'll give them a chance to catch up.

Originally Posted by amideislas (Post 12387228)

Yeah, well, probably the single most popular chancellor in postwar Germany, presiding over perhaps the single largest economic expansion in post-war history, highly respected as a first-rate stateswoman and diplomat, and a record as clean as they come...

If it comes to her demise (iffy), then I'd just chalk it up to all good things eventually ending. Like, say, Britain's stature in the global pecking order. Wholly unnecessary, but people wanted "change". Well, here it comes...

Originally Posted by Red Eric (Post 12387674)

That's good though, isn't it?

We've heard a lot about people in the UK being left behind, so if the economy slows down, it'll give them a chance to catch up.

Originally Posted by Garbatellamike (Post 12387709)

Many a true word spoken in jest

Originally Posted by 007Steve (Post 12387798)

... Can I please suggest some quiet reading...
UK economy faces 'longest fall in living standards in 60 years' - BBC News
Then go to the IFS site & take in their data. It looks very grim indeed. Oh yes, and does anyone know where all those Clever B****** who've repeatedly told us this couldn't possibly happen :flypig: :flypig: have suddenly disappeared to...??? Now the DEPRESSION begins.

Originally Posted by Garbatellamike (Post 12387802)

I'm so depressed I have a pain in all the diodes down my left hand side ;)

Originally Posted by Garbatellamike (Post 12387709)

Many a true word spoken in jest

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 12387820)

Indeed. Revenge of the disenfranchised, you could say.

Originally Posted by Red Eric (Post 12387674)

That's good though, isn't it?

We've heard a lot about people in the UK being left behind, so if the economy slows down, it'll give them a chance to catch up.

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 12387820)

Indeed. Revenge of the disenfranchised, you could say.